pinion problem

[foproy]

ok, here goes. the pinion that is on the motor on my 4tec, is to large for me to remove the motor with the pinion on, and the set screw is stripped, any ideas on how to remove the pinion without damaging the bulkhead?

[DwaneO]

Drive the next largest wrench in the set screw , may have to use a standard size. Heat it up with a lighter.
if that dont get it , use a dremel cutoff wheel and cut the set screw , it will ruin the pinion. Like if you were cutting a slot in it for a screwdriver.

Good Luck

[foproy]

cant reach down in to the pinion with a cutoff wheel. its on a touring car.

[AreCee]

Then you may need to use a gear puller, check your hobby shop. If that fails then drill out the set screw.

[SC Convert]

Any way to remove the motor plate to make it more accessable ?

[foproy]

Originally Posted by SC Convert

Any way to remove the motor plate to make it more accessable ?

not without taking the whole car apart.

[Charlie-III]

If you have both metric & imperial wrenches, you can "sometimes" force the wrong one into a rounded setscrew.
If not, use "ZAP" or similar to glue the correct allen wrench into the setscrew to get it moving.

Last resort, use a ~1/16th" LEFT HAND drill bit. While drilling, the heat & vibration may make the screw back out instead of drilling a hole.

[maxxflip]

TORX bits will sometimes grab enough of a stripped set screw, to remove it.

[foproy]

i just ended up taking apart the whole rear end and using a claw hammer to remove everything.