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We are still asking:
What did you
get done on
your Bolt today
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The question, initially posted May 23, 2005, was:
"Whatcha do on your Bolt
this weekend?"
After 51,906,997 views, 7378 replies over 185 pages, this thread in General Truck Talk is a happening! And it's not just weekends anymore.
Now with pictures
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What did you get done on your Bolt today????
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 Pinion nut socket?
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Joined: May 2019
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I need to replace the seal behind the pinion on my 1ton. I'm sure the nut is a 1-5/8 inch nut but my socket will not go inside the yoke. I have searched every parts house around to find a thinner socket with no luck! Any help would be appreciated!
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I had to take a brand new socket to the grinder and shave some off until it fit. Didnt take too much. John
1949 gmc 1-ton
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Yes, I ground one down years ago.
George
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Thanks guys! I measured the inside of the yoke and it's 2.19 and the socket is 2.20. to the lathe I go!
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Thanks guys! I measured the inside of the yoke and it's 2.19 and the socket is 2.20. to the lathe I go! for .005 a side, I would just burr the yoke. Then the socket won't rust.
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Sockets are pretty hard material. I would just chuck it up in a lathe and use a 90* hand grinder to get the .010 off while it is spinning.
Then wipe the lathe back down.
Don
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Mine is not purdy. I just held it up to a bench grinder & turned it slowly by hand.
George
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing.
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Sockets cut fine on a lathe. You don't need a carbide tool, HSS will do the job. We have sockets for removing body trim nuts that have the bevel turned off since the trim nuts are so thin a standard socket doesn't fit far enough onto the nut. Tools are tough but not hard as they would crack/shatter if too hard.
Evan
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I turned 2 thousands off the diameter of the socket on the lathe and it fits good. Now if I can get enough leverage to break it loose! Holy crap this nut is tight!!
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Now if I can get enough leverage to break it loose! Holy crap this nut is tight!! The torque spec for a 1 ton pinion nut is 160-280 ft-lb. So either break out the impact wrench or put gravity to work and stick a jack under the end of the breaker bar.
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