Originally Posted by Vegatron75
I was able to get through mine w/ a hand drill and a vise. I must have got and relatively soft one. I did drill a pilot hole. The aluminun part is soft, if it won't go through the shaft pretty easily, then stop and take it somewhere. It ain't got to be pretty, it's hidden..... Just remember to loosen your slipper way up, i you don't your idler gear will most likely be toasted.
Originally Posted by
Mizchief
Metal shavings + motor seems like a bad idea to me.
I don't know but I thought it was painfully obvious that if you were to drill the top shaft in the truck that one would remove the motor from the truck before drilling and making "metal shavings"
At least I would.