Duplicate from the maintenance forum but this wraps it up for me now. Thanks for the recommendations & info......helped going forward with a couple plans in mind!
Good news; bad news; can live with it for now. I got the steering return line made up locally and got it installed with no leaks in the original orientation so that it no lower rubs on the hood support bracket which caused the original abrasion leak. Then worked on the sheared off bolt after make-shift soak bath in a penetrating oil. Tried a counter-clock-wise small chisel, carbide, titanium and left handed drill bits, ran the tractor to heat the manifold, allowed to cool. Tried everything again. No luck on the bolt. For today, with the sun setting, wind blowing and temp falling (both outside and beer) and salmon on the grill.......I hammered out a strip of sheet metal I had to mock up a temporary support and shut it down for the night. A buddy boasts about his welding prowess both torch and mig. If my make-shift support rattles or allows too much play I'll invest more time on getting this
stubborn- A_ _ bolt out. For now....I'm operational. Thanks for all the recommendations.
