Recent content by 73AMC

What or how do you recommend I address the 4 broken bolts that hold the jaw pads on.

So if I keep tapping it to one side, the swivel jaw will come off?

Did that already

What's the hot truck to get the swivel working without a hammer? Lol.

It moves with a hammer. Needs lube.

Feel like I just won the Daytona 500 lol

Had the acetylene on it for 10 minutes and I can't expand it anymore.

Still haven't gotten the pin out. :(

It's def. Expanding lol.

Here are some pictures. Notice all the colors lol. I have tried heat, jack nut, and tapping on the pin. The jaw marks on the pin are from me trying to turn it with a pipe wrench.

OK well I got what I needed and tried the jack bit...boy was I getting nervous cranking on that thing. I used a wire brush checked on my drill and brushed off all the areas around the jaw and pin. I then thought, what if the pin is threaded? Thoughts?

What exactly do I need to make one...

Ok...wish I would have known not to hulk smash at that pin lol. I just have a hard time believing that the little jack would work over me hitting the hell out of it.

So I went back out... I found the access from underneath for the swivel pin. It's super easy to get at. It is in line with the swivel base screw. Needless to say with a 5 pound sledge, a 1 foot piece of rebar and some heat and it wouldn't budge.

Is aluminum oxide ok to blast with?