Drive shaft bolts continued
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Drive shaft bolts continued Trouble fitting the drive shaft bolts into the pinion flange on the 1999 Ford Explorer pinion flange. I got the bolts from the local dealer (12mm 25 1.75 thread) 12.9 stamped into the head of the bolt..
Bolt will only go in about a turn. Ford parts guy said this flange bolt size was used on all Ford 8.8 rear ends. 7/16 coarse SAE bolt will thread in but is a sloppy fit.
Thinking about running a 12 mm tap thu the holes,
Bolt will only go in about a turn. Ford parts guy said this flange bolt size was used on all Ford 8.8 rear ends. 7/16 coarse SAE bolt will thread in but is a sloppy fit.
Thinking about running a 12 mm tap thu the holes,
Be careful with the tap because it might screw up the threads. I believe they make special thread chasers that are designed to clean up the threads instead of cutting them, like a tap. I'd use one of those with a lot of anti-seize and see if that doesn't clean them good.
ANdrew
ANdrew
