This is the right side front crossmember mount...yes, there was only one bolt on top that was coming out and the one directly underneath was bent downward almost out of the slot.
I guess this is what it should look like...
Here's a chunk missing from the right final housing...
On the plus side, the sprockets look to have a lot of life left...
Also the front rails haven't been excessively worn from the idlers...
After reading all the nightmare stories about separating the tracks, I tried to prepare for just about anything going wrong. I started with the left side by whacking it with a 16 lb sledge to loosen things up (I'd soaked the pins with kroil for two days). Once it started to move, I stuck a 1/2" drive socket over the head and used the air hammer with the staight pin to finish driving it out. When I went to do the right side, it was a different story. Started with the sledge to loosen things and went nowhere with the air hammer. Resorted to beating the hell out of it with the sledge and finally got a little movement. Broke out the torch to see if heat would help and it did but still had a heck of a time making any progress. Finally after prying the track links back and forth I saw that the pin had been broken inside the bushing. Used the air hammer to drive out the small broken inside piece, then drove the outside piece out the other way. The high speed vibration seemed to work well once movement was started.
Now to dismantle the left side and get ready for final removal....
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