Originally posted by Arquemann
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I wanna try it today I thought about doing it yesterday but forgot to -
Double nut it and tighten it to break it loose to start cranking it out the back then remove the nuts and spin it out. I can't imagine someone going through the trouble to put a bolt in the back side of that and then nut down on the front when it's so much easier to just put the bolt in from the front. Good luck getting that bolt out.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.Comment
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Yeah, looking at the clutch face, the lower right bolt hole on my 91 with the Nippondenso compressor was also a stud. In earlier years with the FS6 compressor it was a bolt - I just took apart all that bracketry on an 87 in a junkyard and noticed that difference.Comment
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what adapters and such are you using? If you're trying to do this with 1/4 drive sockets, thats not really up to the task. Mininum 3/8 drive stuff, and if its being stubborn just get out the 1/2" drive stuff/86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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I tried to break one of the bolts on the bracket with an 3/8 to 1/4” and a 1/2” to 3/8, It stuck out just enough for me to turn it I used a 1/2” ratchet to try to break it. but I’m gonna try to get that last thread off on that compressor to make my job easier.Last edited by monotonorobo; 06-13-2024, 05:23 PM.Comment
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Don't use 1/4" drive for anything that actually is vaguely tight. Its not suitable. I'd also avoid using reducer adapters. Just use sockets that fit the drive. Much stronger.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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Tried the double nut method and it started to spin but I guess I somehow stripped one of the nuts. The stud uses 15mm nuts which I can’t seem to find anywhere. Any other recommendations on how to get this out? I’ve also been looking for other 15mm nuts on this car that I could use. And that nut seems to be the only one I could find, all the other ones on the brackets for the engine use like 14 or 13 .
Also didn’t whip out the vice grips cause I don’t wanna strip the threadsLast edited by monotonorobo; 06-16-2024, 05:00 PM.Comment
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All of the nuts on the studs sticking out of the water pump are SAE, not metric. The bolt going into the compressor is metric.
honestly I'd vise grip the thing out and replace it with a flange head bolt like most of these things use.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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Bolts threading into the compressor are M10x1.5, surely those are readily available there?
I just got a new bolt for mine where you have the stud, someone had put one a bit too short in there. M10x50mm is a good length.1985 Mercury Grand Marquis LS, "Maisa"
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I might have to go a bit bigger than that. The one stud that’s stuck is a completely different size than all the rest. No other but from the compressor will fit that stud other than the one that was on there that I took offComment
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its entirely possible someone put the wrong hardware in there. Its definitely supposed to be metric, and its the same size as the other mounting bolts on the compressor. If you need me to I can drag out one of my spare compressors to verify but M10 sounds right.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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Got that lil fucker out. Got tired of going back and forth so I went and bought 3 different ones and this is the only nut that worked. All the other nuts and bolts on the compressor are the same size except the one I struggled on. I’m so happy…Originally posted by gadget73 View PostAttached FilesComment
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Didn’t do it yet because I’m waiting till my next day off, but when I put back on tensioner how tight is too tight and how loose is too loose? This is my first time dealing w a manual tensioner.Comment
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7/16 is basically M11. I'd wager someone forced the wrong bolt in there.
tighten until it feels right. There is probably some spec but I've always done it on a "yeah about there" sort of basis.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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Belt tension should be about 1/4 to 1/2 inch flex on the longest run between pulleys IIRC.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.Comment
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