joe28704
Plastic
- Joined
- May 19, 2018
- Location
- Western North Carolina
Need help on how to "Drill out" plug welds in Dana 60 axle housing.... "hole saw"?
I need help in the best procedure to "drill" out the plug welds of an cast iron axle housing to tube connections so the tubes can be ROTATED in the housing to change pinion angle.
I can plasma torch them out, but if there is a cleaner way to do so I'd love to hear about it.
(The plugs are really hard stuff and wont respond to carbide pilot hole bit.)
The rear end is a Quadrasteer (see picture) (Yea, I know I'm screwed)
The tubes must be rotated because they have steering knuckles on their ends that must maintain the caster angle.
My least favored approach to change pinion angle is to cut the tubes, rotate and take my chances in realignment, although since knuckle has its own CV joint it may not be that critical, need to investigate the bearing type in the hub, ect.
Thanks for any input!
I need help in the best procedure to "drill" out the plug welds of an cast iron axle housing to tube connections so the tubes can be ROTATED in the housing to change pinion angle.
I can plasma torch them out, but if there is a cleaner way to do so I'd love to hear about it.
(The plugs are really hard stuff and wont respond to carbide pilot hole bit.)
The rear end is a Quadrasteer (see picture) (Yea, I know I'm screwed)
The tubes must be rotated because they have steering knuckles on their ends that must maintain the caster angle.
My least favored approach to change pinion angle is to cut the tubes, rotate and take my chances in realignment, although since knuckle has its own CV joint it may not be that critical, need to investigate the bearing type in the hub, ect.
Thanks for any input!