I blew a line on my airride last night.
When I went to take the fitting off to replace the line, it sheared, with the threads still in the strut body.

SO

Can some one bring me an easy out/ thread extractor that fits 1/4 NPT or take me to go buy one?

Thanks.

7/10/2009 3:22:17 PM

This is why we can't have nice things.

If no one can hook you up, I won't mind giving you a ride.... but that'll be a few hours from now.

7/10/2009 3:29:53 PM

I'll be here, I can't go anywhere.
You'll see if anyone else offers just by checking back here.

7/10/2009 3:35:35 PM

Where are you? I get off work and can be anywhere by ~6:00pm Gotta be back at home by about 7:00 though.

lmk if you're interested.

[Edited on July 10, 2009 at 3:46 PM. Reason : .]

7/10/2009 3:45:51 PM

I'm at U-Woods, off of Trailwood. About 1/4mile from intersection of Gorman and Tryon.

I'll take whoever can get here first, as I want it to be done before it gets dark.

7/10/2009 3:49:46 PM

sounds good. Keep me posted. only 1.5 hours of work left

[Edited on July 10, 2009 at 4:01 PM. Reason : .]

7/10/2009 3:58:15 PM

Whenever the first person is off work call me.
704-618-0496

7/10/2009 5:12:49 PM

ok, I'm good to go. where you need to go?

7/10/2009 5:16:49 PM

13 minutes off drats lol

^ gg, Sir.

[Edited on July 10, 2009 at 5:18 PM. Reason : .]

7/10/2009 5:18:07 PM

WHAT DO I WIN?????????

7/10/2009 5:19:18 PM

wdprice3 is going to help me out.

You win: playing with my G24 tomorrow, with my ammo.

[Edited on July 10, 2009 at 5:20 PM. Reason : .]

7/10/2009 5:19:46 PM

freakin sweet

7/10/2009 6:01:05 PM

So, the bolt extractor BROKE OFF in the damn hole.

7/10/2009 6:39:04 PM

7/10/2009 6:48:43 PM

Here is the wonderfull pictoral story:

So, there was a hole that was rubbed into the line:



When the line blew, I was in the middle of the road, thankfully there were parking spots direclty in front of me. I very, very slowly rolled there to park. On the way, I polished some of the inner wheel well. I also ended up bending the fender out, which pulled it away from the door and bumper.



I bought the straight compression fittings to fix the hole, but decided to do better, and replace the line with a more permanent fix. They are 3/8 DOT air line from semi air brakes made at a store called Parkers.



I grab a few tools and get ready to work:


I figure that I will be putting new line in, so I cut the old line out so I could get the wrench in there better:


Then I go to take out the fitting, and it breaks off:


Well, crap. I run to the store and buy a bolt extractor set. It is one of the few tools I don't already have. Then, it BREAKS OFF in the hole. This was my setup:



Now, I'm left with this:



Well, crap. If I hadn't cut the line in the first place, and just put in the compression fitting it would have been a non-issue. If the fitting to the bag had just come out, it would not have been a problem. If the bolt extractor hadn't broke, it would have been awesome.

7/10/2009 7:33:00 PM

that sucks

jeepman to the rescue?

7/10/2009 8:01:28 PM

at this point, I'm going to have to pull the strut and drill it out I think. I just don't know if I can drill out that bolt extractor.

7/10/2009 8:11:46 PM

You live. You learn. Then you get Depends... amirite?

7/10/2009 9:06:07 PM

cuting wheels, dremel tool.

7/10/2009 9:52:11 PM

the extractor broke off 3/8'' or so below the surface. I don't have any dremel bits that will go that low, without cutting into the strut spring seat.

It looks like I need to pull the strut, dissasemble it, have the center drilled out, have it tapped to keep the threads, and the reassemble the entire strut.

7/10/2009 11:13:38 PM

I think you might be able to drill the extractor. I have before. It's a pain but can be done. Sorry that thing broke!!

7/10/2009 11:24:50 PM

I think I might dissassemble it and take it to T-Hoff, or see if gk2004's machine shop has the ability to fix it.
I don't have the tap to fix the threads, and no way to clamp the strut for my drill press. I really don't want to screw it up by doing it with a hand drill.

7/10/2009 11:46:17 PM

What a bitch. I'd normally say bust out the torch, but I don't know if it's safe to heat that shock.

Once you get a new extractor to grab, a little heat around the outside and a cool shot of compressed air can(upside down) directly into the center couldn't hurt.

7/10/2009 11:48:27 PM

The shock is a chopped and revalved Bilstien.
A torch would be fine on it, it would just fuck the paint most likely.
And, I definately couldn't do it with the bag still on.

[Edited on July 11, 2009 at 12:49 AM. Reason : .]

7/11/2009 12:49:37 AM

That sucks man. What kind of extractor was it?

7/11/2009 9:28:56 AM

advanced auto

7/11/2009 10:06:56 AM

they can be drilled with a good bit. just takes a while. could try mig'ing a bolt in there too, i had sucess doing that with a frozen head bolt that i'd stripped/broken an extractor off in.

7/11/2009 11:55:04 AM

you can either weld a nut to it and back it out, or smack it with a punch and bust it into pieces

7/11/2009 2:35:51 PM

you can either weld a nut to it and back it out, or smack it with a punch and bust it into pieces

7/11/2009 2:35:53 PM

option b

7/11/2009 3:46:58 PM

that fucking sucks man. looks like a bitch. good luck and how much body damnage was done

7/11/2009 7:30:50 PM

I can fix it Monday. Give me a call.

7/11/2009 8:26:48 PM

You gonna use some anti-sieze or softset on the new fitting(s)? Shot in the dark, can you angle a small punch to reverse the broken extractor back out?

7/12/2009 3:29:27 PM

NO, anti-sieze would be a bad thing. The installer used a liquid thread sealer instead of teflon tape. It is the proper way to install the lines, which don't usually have a need to be undone. It is still unusual for what happened to me to actually happen. I will be using teflon tape myself.
I'm questioning whether I should put the new line in the passenger side.


Well, finally something went right.
I took the front strut out in all of 20 minutes.



I then had it in pieces in the next 20 minutes.


Here is the problem:




I'm a little concerned about the part needing to be fixed is an integral part of the bag.

7/12/2009 4:37:37 PM

Well, gk2004 is awesome. He picked up the bag, fixed it, and had it back to me in less than 2 hours.
The strut assembly is back together with my new line in it, and will be back in the car tomorrow.

7/12/2009 8:17:25 PM

Thanks man, I was a pretty easy fix only because I have done it several thousand times before today and still have good equipment and tools at the house. Holla if the other side gives you any problems.

7/12/2009 8:34:25 PM

I got it all back together again. No leaks, no new rubbing.
The lines are directly against the sheet metal and appear to not rub anything. I will check them in a few days.

7/13/2009 2:01:49 PM

Quote :

"advanced auto "

lol. After seeing Jeepman abuse the hell out of a Craftsman (I think) extractor I decided that that's one tool you don't want to go cheap on. I also have a set from AA, but I've only used it once on a nylon drain plug that broke. I'd definitely search out a better tool for anything important.

[Edited on July 13, 2009 at 2:29 PM. Reason : l]

7/13/2009 2:28:12 PM

Greenfield or Cleveland Twist is the only way to go. I have had my sets for more than 12 years and have never broken one, even when I put the impact gun on the larger ones.

7/13/2009 2:31:42 PM

Did you get the RF hose changed yet?

7/13/2009 10:53:15 PM

I need to drive to Richmond tomorrow, and I am meeting with the event coordinator for my wedding venue on Friday in Charlotte, so I am saving the RF till next week.

7/13/2009 10:55:04 PM

EPIC

GARAGE

REPAIR

[Edited on July 14, 2009 at 12:29 AM. Reason : dave ftmfw]

7/14/2009 12:28:48 AM

wonder twins unite

7/16/2009 8:39:14 PM