I’m sure you are as shocked as I am that this post is about yours truly working on a jeep! It’s truly a miracle!
This all started because this weekend and into the early part of next week, we will have record hot temperatures, the hottest of which seem to be centered on ol’ little Prosser, Washington! (See the Axios story here) … records are going to fall.
Because things are supposed to heat up, I wanted to clear room in the shop so we could move a couple more vehicles in there. To do that, I wanted to move the racing jeep underneath Patterson (which would be lifted up on the hoist). But, to drive the racer within the hoist stands, I wanted to remove the wheel spacers to reduce the width.
Sounds simple enough, right? So, I jacked up the rear, pulled one rear tire. That’s when I saw this mess: several of the Allen bolts have been stripped. Ugh. WTF?
I figured I had a minimum of 2 solutions:
- I can weld Allen wrenches on each of the stripped bolts, then (hopefully) spin them off.
- I can drill out the Allen bolts.
Thankfully, I don’t want the spacers anyway; if they get ruined in the process, so be it.
But, before I started, I figured I would throw my dilemma out to you folks to see if there are any other ideas floating around?