I started picking and chipping away at it but thinking maybe I should try to know what it looks like when nice and clean to know what I'm doing.
Anyone have a photo of this spot?
Anyone have a photo of this spot?
So I should get to the bumpstop cup bolt eventually if I dig down far enough? Looks like that would be quite a way down there.The bump stop tube is just a closed off tube with a bolt sticking up into it from the cup. All that dried mud packed inside is a big rust sponge.
The inside is slightly smaller than the outside.So I should get to the bumpstop cup bolt eventually if I dig down far enough? Looks like that would be quite a way down there.
IIRC, there's a factory drain hole.I filled the tube with water to try and soften the dirt and it actually leaked out in one spot where it was rusted all the way through to a pinhole.
There are one or two drain holes but they are super small and it doesn’t take much to clog them upIIRC, there's a factory drain hole.
You can always drill them out larger.There are one or two drain holes but they are super small and it doesn’t take much to clog them up
Yah new bolts, it is M10x1.5x35 available at home depot if you need it.How is that bolt still shiny? Did you already replace it? The whole thing looks pretty good overall.
I went mining with a hammer, chisel, air chisel, prybar, shop vac. I got down to the bolt but everything is a nasty, rusty mess in there. I filled the tube with water to try and soften the dirt and it actually leaked out in one spot where it was rusted all the way through to a pinhole.
I have new bumpstop cups ready to go in and why I started this thread.