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[14-Bolt]

Just picked up this sweet setup a 8" dayton grinder and a columbian #406 with swiveling rear jaw on a neet old metal fabricated bench. Anybody guess whats hammered down in the tappered hole for rear jaw. Its a 3" japan spark plug socket that reads 5/8". Thinking of grinding two flats opposite eachother to get a wrench on it. Anyone have one of these so I can know what the original pin is supposed to look like? I can't believe the casting didn't split down the parting line when the p.o. hammered the socket in.

 

[mryyc]

At least he didn't use a USA socket...

 

[maddawg308]

At least he didn't use a USA socket...

Yeah, then the vise WOULD be cracked!

 

[14-Bolt]

I would agree, thank goodness. I thought it was just stuck in the top when I bought it, knowing it was tapered. Then when I got it home and it wouldn't budge I removed the jaw and looked from underneeth, and my new vise high instantly went away. I'll get it out tonight. Have to work on truck during daylight.

 

[mitusa]

I would use a flaming hack-saw to remove the socket.....shouldn't take more than a minute.

 

[bigcaddy]

Maybe try a large bolt extractor?

 

[Maexle]

use a dremel and cut a vertical groove at the socket to weaken it and then give it a good hit with a chisel and crack it open.....

 

[Outlawmws]

clean up the square socket and get a breaker on it. Once it starts turning it should be reasonably easy to get out.

If that fails, weld a nut to it and used a long screw to jack it out...

 

[Provincial]

clean up the square socket and get a breaker on it. Once it starts turning it should be reasonably easy to get out.

If that fails, weld a nut to it and used a long screw to jack it out...

Wise advice, oh Master.

 

[Catalyze]

On my Rock Island, the PO had pounded the pin in and cut it off flush with the vise body. It looked like it was welded in when I got it. I hit the back of the swivel jaw on each side a couple of times Hard. The pin actually popped up enough to just pull it out. The taper forced it upward.
Craig

 

[BlindViper]

I would weld a nut to the socket and use a slide hammer. If you use a breaker bar you might fracture the socket and make it more difficult.

 

[14-Bolt]

Catalyze you have a rock island with rear swivel, would love to see a pic, I have a 577, thats seen better days. I was in the proccess of refurbing it when I found this columbian. The rock is missing its swivel base, its way more stout than this #406. But the rarity of a rear swivel jaw is just cool to me.

PO pounded a piece of all thread into socket. Igot it out then cleaned up socket and got a breaker on it and it barely turned, not enough to pull out. Its in there way tighter than I thought. Tried torch, but heat went straight through holein socket. So I tore it down to work from inside.

 

[Outlawmws]

14-bolt, try heat through the middle of the socket again and then use a funnel to pour ice water down the center of the socket. Maybe a shock/shrink treatment will bust it lose.

 

[14-Bolt]

Finally a little light pounding. I just really didn't want to crack the "hollow" casting. But kept hitting socket side to side and from bottom with lots of Pb Blaster. Than it wouldn't come out because I beat it so much so I took a grinder to the top and sent it the other way. Should of done that from start. Now its soaking with PB in its cracks

 

[danielpreciad]

I thought it was just stuck in the top when I bought it