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The wear plate will rotate to line up with the sheared studs. If using the strap wrench, watch that it doesn't make the wear plate bind on what is behind it. Wood dowels, screwdrivers or a punch could be used to rotate the plate, by driving the plate from the stud holes. Be very careful drilling and using the easy out. If the bits break, you will most likely have to have the broken bit removed by a shop that can do electrical dischrge machining (edm). Also, when drilling, go deep enough into the stud for the easy out to seat, but try to keep from going all the way through the stud so as to keep the shavings out of the final.

I think they were a standard right hand thread, but it was about a year and a half ago that I worked on them. I don't recall ordering any special e-z-outs for reverse threads, so I'm pretty sure they are right hand threads. Also can't be sure of the grade, but they appeared to be grade 8. I do remember they were hard to drill and I worried about breaking the bit in the studs. Zimmermans could probably verify the thread pattern of the studs, and I do know they had them in stock when I needed them.

I sheared off my studs while my OC46 was in a very inaccessible area of my property. I was able to order the new studs from Zimmermans. The studs are threaded in, not a press fit. I drilled a small hole lengthwise into the stud, soaked them with Kroil, and was able to removed them with an easy-out. I hope that helps and good luck!

I have a 1965 OC-46 with the clutch steering setup. The clutches are burned up and the steering unit needs to be rebuilt. I may be able to get a hold of a planetary gear setup (trans, housing, gears, finals, etc) from an old parts tractor. My questions are: How hard will this conversion be, and what will I gain or loose by converting? Any help would be greatly appreciated.