Ideas for crank dowel pin removal

[enriquez2000]

So i have a manual crank from a 90 which has a dowel pin and i need it out for the awd swap.

I tried heating it and using vice grips with no luck.

My left hand drill bits dont seem to want to drill into it...

Only other option i can think of is to grind it flush unless i take it to a machine shop and let them try their luck....

Do any of you have any ideas?

 

[GST with PSI]

Do you have a welder available? If so you could tack weld a bolt to it.

 

[enriquez2000]

Do you have a welder available? If so you could tack weld a bolt to it.

Not personally but i know someone.. it looks like its not threaded when i look on extreme psi replacement part so it has to be just pressed in

 

[GST with PSI]

Yeah, it's pressed in, It's not threaded. But, if you can get it to spin it will probably un-freeze it and you'll have a good chance at pulling it out.

 

[enriquez2000]

Yeah, it's pressed in, It's not threaded. But, if you can get it to spin it will probably un-freeze it and you'll have a good chance at pulling it out.

Ill give that a try.. hate paying a machine shop to do stuff like that

 

[Kapok6]

Try mixing 50/50 Atf and acetone. Put around the dowel. Wait for it to try to seep in, then get some vice grips and try to get it to spin. Atf/acetone is the best penetrate I know of.

 

[enriquez2000]

Try mixing 50/50 Atf and acetone. Put around the dowel. Wait for it to try to seep in, then get some vice grips and try to get it to spin. Atf/acetone is the best penetrate I know of.

I tried pb blaster... cant hurt to try this too

 

[2gmitsueclipse]

If you have a grinder or metal file, you can create two flat spots on opposite sides for better grip. I have used this method in addition to suggested penetrating concoctions multiple times with success. I would suggest doing this very carefully.

 

[enriquez2000]

If you have a grinder or metal file, you can create two flat spots on opposite sides for better grip. I have used this method in addition to suggested penetrating concoctions multiple times with success. I would suggest doing this very carefully.

All i have is a dremel... i like the flat spot idea but id have to be super careful if it will even do anything.. was suprised i couldnt drill it

 

[pj91gsx]

There is a dowel pin on the crank for the automatic which the manual transmission cars don't have. The way to remove that is to pack the hole with grease and hammer a wood block in it. I read that on this forum and tried it. It worked well.

 

[enriquez2000]

There is a dowel pin on the crank for the automatic which the manual transmission cars don't have. The way to remove that is to pack the hole with grease and hammer a wood block in it. I read that on this forum and tried it. It worked well.

Its the other way around on dsm... manual had dowel.. auto uses pilot bushing instead

Its the other way around on dsm... manual had dowel.. auto uses pilot bushing instead

At least on 90 through 94

 

[Kapok6]

There is a dowel pin on the crank for the automatic which the manual transmission cars don't have. The way to remove that is to pack the hole with grease and hammer a wood block in it. I read that on this forum and tried it. It worked well.

Wat?

 

[enriquez2000]

Wat?

More mis info being spread...i wish i could delete all the WRONG answers on posts.. but there wouldnt be many posts left at times

 

[blktalon3]

You could just cut it off. I couldn't get mine out, cut it off flush about 4 years ago, never had any problems. There's a .0001% chance I might regret it later but....

 

[vaughn scherf]

I woulda used a slid hammer welded to vice grips

 

[ThunderChild]

cheap spot welder from harbor freight and a slide hammer. or take it to your buddy with a welder and do the bolt attachment method.