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Best of luck! The new sender I got from NAPA read too high. I purchased a Motorcraft branded one from RockAuto and it seems fine. Well, fine for now…

Hey - thanks!! News to me. I was trying to remember the location of that photo and nothing clicked. I was kayaking with the wife years back (Bronco with kayak on a trailer) and was approached by someone from LMC. Later, they came out, took pics of the Bronco and made the LMC cover in 2017...

Certainly, I over did it :) Thanks for your help. Next time the extension is out, I will likely go that way - thanks. I wanted to go this route, however the one I looked at was 1/8 NPT and the hole in my block is 1/4 NPT. Epilogue Back on the road with 100 miles done. The sender was...

Clean-up and reassembly Cleaned the hole with swabs lightly covered in grease. Chased the treads with a 1/4-18 tap with light grease and swabbed again until clean. Removed dizzy and spun the pump with a drill. Then reassembled everything. I am thinking that I should just drain the oil...

Extraction - round two With not much material left, I decided to make one last Hail Mary attempt at extraction. Went with the largest bit I had - 3/8 drill extractor. I tapped it into the hole and started applying pressure. I think I saw the material turn with the extractor, hopefully not...

I was thinking about this as well. My plan was to eventually carefully vacuum it out with some vacuum hose and prime the engine. I see Melling has these. Do stock 1973 302s have 1/4″ hex shaft or 5/16″ hex shaft?

Thanks guys - a little bummed at the moment. So do you think I should get a couple larger square extractors or has extraction time passed? Or is it drill/ream/pick time? Won't get at it today as I have to work.

Thanks everyone! Extraction - round one It did not go well. The only extractors I could find locally where spiral. I started small and they would get a good bite, but eventually break loose. I stepped up in size a few times. Once it seemed it was coming out, but I think the extractors where...

Thanks everyone! I had to work today, so no progress. There is an approx 3/16" hole in the extension and the piece still in the block. I am hoping to use that without drilling. I'll try in the tomorrow AM and report.

Well, seems to be "broken off flush" month for me. Just the other day... https://classicbroncos.com/forums/threads/broken-rear-axle-shaft.324641/#post-3555311 Today, I was changing my oil + filter when post duty, I noticed a drip/leak. After some investigation, it was coming from the oil...

Reassembled today. Had a friend over to bounce ideas off of and help. The brakes were the main struggle. Done. Axles in - kinda set the brakes, then off for a test drive. All well, minus the brakes. Came back and focused on the brakes. Another test run - all well. Back on the road...

Round one - Earlier this week, I was able to drill about 3/4" deep at the center of the shaft with a 1/4" bit. As I started to step up on my way to just under 3/8" (size of my slide hammer shaft), I ran into some dull bits. Then I tried welding a couple nut to the shaft. My welder was too...

Sidebar - I did find most of my missing brake parts :cool:

I just took another look - I think it is a combo of the angle, the backing plate getting a little beat up and loose after I took off the bearing/axle retaining nuts. Thank you for the heads up and I will certainly inspect once I get the axle shaft out. Thoughts on getting the broken one out...

The non-broken shaft came out easily. The bearing is toast. I have not noticed any bearing noise. I confirmed 28 splines. The drum measures about 10 3/8 inches ID and about 2 1/2 inches depth wise on the brake surface. I measured the outside diameter of the bearing. I was not able to...

Appreciate that!

Thanks DirtDonk! Yes, I believe it is a small wheel bearing and my drums are 10" (measures about 10.5" ID of the drum). I have the 3.50 ratio limited slip rear. I will follow your advise and change both bearings, so likely both axles (looks like this one was cracked for quite some time)...

Well, that was fun. I was coming home last night around 9PM and slowly turning a corner after stopping at a rural crossroad when there was a bang and my Bronco was getting squirrely. We were squatted in the rear as I headed for the side of the road. I glanced in the rearview and saw my rear...