CD Long Jr 96 #1 Posted Sunday at 09:40 PM Worked on the mule drive tensioner again. Neighbor came over to check on me. The knob broke off and it's cross threaded, so my neighbor said. I'm gonna cut my losses with a grinder. Still applyin' Liquid Wrench to the nut so I can get the belt out of the mule. Applyin' to everything I think I may need to loosen. Drive belt & clutch looks to be in good condition. My air compressor is suddenly poppin' the reset button. Ya would know I got it in the corner of the shed blocked by my garden wagon, Cub Cadet XT1 & rear bagger & my snowblower & walk behind mower. Luckily, I have a portable compressor for operating air nailers, etc., in the house. I blew all the debris off the top and around the tranny & rear and start applyin' Liquid Wrench to the linkages. I found the bracket that goes across the top of the battery on top of the tranny? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 3,958 #2 Posted Sunday at 09:56 PM 15 minutes ago, CD Long Jr said: cross threaded, It is not. If you cross thread a nut/bolt set the bolt cannot come out the far side of the nut not being stripped. It is not crossed, don't cut it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CD Long Jr 96 #3 Posted Sunday at 10:05 PM 8 minutes ago, adsm08 said: It is not. If you cross thread a nut/bolt set the bolt cannot come out the far side of the nut not being stripped. It is not crossed, don't cut it. Okey Dokey, I'll keep fightin' it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blasterdad 3,145 #4 Posted Sunday at 10:46 PM 1 hour ago, CD Long Jr said: Applyin' to everything I think I may need to loosen. Heat it up glowing red, quench it, it'll spin right off. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CD Long Jr 96 #5 Posted Sunday at 11:21 PM 33 minutes ago, Blasterdad said: Heat it up glowing red, quench it, it'll spin right off. I don't think my hand held mapp torch will get it that hot, but I'll try. I got a propane weed burner, maybe? be my luck it would melt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 63,505 #6 Posted Sunday at 11:59 PM (edited) Put the mule drive back on the tractor so the weight of the tractor will hold it and then use a couple feet of pipe to extend your wrench's leverage. Another option would be to drill the bolt out with gradually bigger bits until it reaches the threads on one side of the nut. By the way it is right hand thread. Edited Monday at 12:03 AM by 953 nut fat finger 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CD Long Jr 96 #7 Posted Monday at 07:38 AM 7 hours ago, 953 nut said: Put the mule drive back on the tractor so the weight of the tractor will hold it and then use a couple feet of pipe to extend your wrench's leverage. Another option would be to drill the bolt out with gradually bigger bits until it reaches the threads on one side of the nut. By the way it is right hand thread. Got a lot of experience with cheater pipes! Changed 6inch fittings on vacuum trucks with a 5 foot pipe wrench & cheater pipes. Couldn't use heat due to products that were vacuumed into the trucks. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenneth R Cluley 653 #8 Posted Monday at 03:34 PM "Cheater Pipe" , I prefer the term "Torque Amplifier" 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 9,370 #9 Posted Monday at 07:41 PM I figure there is a guy on here @Ed Kennell might have one of those parts or mule drives you need in a bucket.?? Might cross paths, his prices are fair too. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CD Long Jr 96 #10 Posted Monday at 09:29 PM 5 hours ago, Kenneth R Cluley said: "Cheater Pipe" , I prefer the term "Torque Amplifier" I'm from the oil patch. 'Nough said? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 3,958 #11 Posted Monday at 10:53 PM 23 hours ago, CD Long Jr said: I don't think my hand held mapp torch will get it that hot, but I'll try. I got a propane weed burner, maybe? be my luck it would melt. Mapp gets hotter than propane, and size of flame does not equal more heat where it needs to be. You need acetylene. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
