dana 35 skid plate

[351crownvic]

Forget the helicoils.........

CRAWLIN91......I hit my front diff a few times really hard when I did wheeler lake. the bottom bolts are stripped (need helicoil) and the diff is now leaking from the bottom of the rtv seal.

I stripped mine out as well then i found out a 7/16 tap fit the hole perfectly so..... I just striped out the threads really well with the stock bolt and impact gun and used a 7/16-14 tap i belive... no drilling just tapped it ran new 7/16 bolts in and good to go...

 

[_Kyle_]

Forget the helicoils.........
I stripped mine out as well then i found out a 7/16 tap fit the hole perfectly so..... I just striped out the threads really well with the stock bolt and impact gun and used a 7/16-14 tap i belive... no drilling just tapped it ran new 7/16 bolts in and good to go...

I drilled mine out considerably larger and retapped them. Much much better,

 

[Ranger#1]

Forget the helicoils.........
I stripped mine out as well then i found out a 7/16 tap fit the hole perfectly so..... I just striped out the threads really well with the stock bolt and impact gun and used a 7/16-14 tap i belive... no drilling just tapped it ran new 7/16 bolts in and good to go...

you used an impact on a tap

 

[99_3.0]

you used an impact on a tap

He used the impact to strip out the threads more with the stock bolt, not with the tap.

 

[Ranger#1]

o gotcha lol sorry

 

[rocks]

How thick was the plate you used to build the skid plate?

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Mine is 1/4" plate steel.