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Sometimes you get lucky. - tommag - 05-09-2026
Greasing a loader I broke a zerk, a very well protected one. Used a straight fluted extractor, drove it in too far and snapped it.
I was afraid I'd need a gorilla with a 20# hammer to get the 30mm diameter pin out of the bucket ram. This morning it moved with light taps from my 4# hammer. Local Kubota dealer doesn't have one in stock, so I'll have to wait a week to finish it.
Tommag's repair service, if it ain't broke I'll fix it til it is!
RE: Sometimes you get lucky. - speedy - 05-10-2026
I too lucked out yesterday. Removing a manifold from an old but serviceable air compressor. Over an hour with everything I had. Only thing I was accomplishing was destroying the manifold wrench flats (and much of the remainder) with a pipe wrench. Brought the torch out, heated the threads well, ezpz.
RE: Sometimes you get lucky. - tommag - 05-10-2026
Not that I had to use heat on this, but here's a very helpful trick. Most oils flash off on hot places but synthetic 2 stroke oil doesn't. Even at red hot it wicks in fast.