Q: Hey man. I've been working on the Rear Bearings on my 98 Ford Ranger, and the Cross Pin Bolt Stripped out, also tried to Drill it,

asked by on May 14, 2017

Rear Bearings are bad. The Cross Pin Bolt is stripped, so it needs to be Drilled out. I just need to know how much to take it in.
My car has a manual transmission.

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