Broken bolts on front axle

   / Broken bolts on front axle #41  
Only 3 for me counting the brake drum lathe and the Southbend and a very small miniature lathe given to me…

Time marches on and for the most part the machine tools and tooling sit idle except for a random repair.

At one time I rebuilt Model A water pumps with modern components keeping the stock appearance machining my own 316 and monel pump shafts and sold them worldwide in limited numbers through the Model A Ford Club.

Broken bolts on antique rust buckets often the norm so learning how not to break them and being able to remove is a necessary skill…

My neighbor was a master mechanic and welder who became a industrial gas plant super…

When I had a restoration problem without a solution in my teen years I would keep the garage door up and wait for him to come home after work and he always had the solution…

Fortunate to have a lot of mentors willing to share knowledge with a kid just for asking.

Not sure that exists anymore around here anymore…
 
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Got the HeliCoil installed and got it going again. Thanks for all the help and advice!
 

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   / Broken bolts on front axle #43  
Got the HeliCoil installed and got it going again. Thanks for all the help and advice!
Great Job!

Hopefully many trouble free years ahead.
 

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