That's the easiest way to break a tap fellas, I know it's a 1" tap but you have to support the opposite side such as a T handle or support the tap on the opposite side with your hand offsetting that load. It always helps to drill the hole a hair larger for easier tapping, 1/32 or 1/16th larger hole size helps tremendously. That's a hardened pin, the outer case at the very least, grind the head you're mushrooming at a 45, and where's your tap oil?? Clean up that pin in a lathe, hone the holes/bushings, make sure grease is getting in there and toss it back in. Hey, whatever works for you guys, you obviously have every tool at your disposal that I'll never see let alone own. I'm not a "know it all in the least, I've done the same stuff, made the same mistakes and paid the price many many times...
Should have simply soften the hardened pin with the gas first to save the taps then pull it with some heat on it while hammering the back with sledge, its my everyday job🤬
I got one on my backhoe bucket that I can only pull, there is a hole behind it but can't access cause it's blocked by the engine. I made a puller with threaded rod but it doesn't budge.
Jesus, first off, don’t buy cheap taps from harbor freight, I can tell, because those threads look like shit. I am really amazed they didn’t break the tap off. Also annealing the pin would have greatly eased this process.
