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Gearheads Greasy mechanical things. Fixing your car, swapping out engines, buying tools, and getting maximum horsepower.

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Old 2008-12-06, 02:21
koz_1048 koz_1048 is offline
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Default Bolt. Broken. Help.

Well I boke a bolt... How do I get it out?
The angle is too ackward to drill it straight through, from both sides...
Pics..

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/5845/mini06122008068ku9.jpg
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/149/mini06122008067sl8.jpg
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/4664/mini06122008066lh8.jpg
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/2615/mini06122008065xq6.jpg

Anything I can do? Or should I just fuck it and take it to the shop?
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Old 2008-12-06, 02:35
Rocko Rocko is offline
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Default Re: Bolt. Broken. Help.

That second pic makes it look like you could just stick a wrench up in there and unscrew it.

Failing that, it looks like you have enough room to get a sawzall or a cutting wheel on it.
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Old 2008-12-06, 02:41
koz_1048 koz_1048 is offline
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Originally Posted by Rocko
That second pic makes it look like you could just stick a wrench up in there and unscrew it.

Failing that, it looks like you have enough room to get a sawzall or a cutting wheel on it.


The nut's welded on to the axle. I don't particularly want to cut it off. Just want to get the broken bolt bit out of it.
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Old 2008-12-06, 02:58
Rocko Rocko is offline
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Ah, I see. Well, drill it and get an extractor in there, otherwise you'll have to cut it out.
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Old 2008-12-06, 03:11
potatosacked potatosacked is offline
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Default Re: Bolt. Broken. Help.

is it incredibly tight?

if it isnt maybe you could get a centre punch and hammer and tap it out
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Old 2008-12-06, 05:28
Mr Smith Mr Smith is offline
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And destroy the thread on the nut!
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Old 2008-12-06, 05:31
Justace Justace is offline
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And destroy the thread on the nut!


That's what tap and die sets are for.
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Old 2008-12-06, 05:37
Mr Smith Mr Smith is offline
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Default Re: Bolt. Broken. Help.

pretty awkward spot though, isn't it?
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Old 2008-12-06, 07:08
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That's what tap and die sets are for.

Hey man is Temple dead?
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Old 2008-12-06, 07:22
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From those images it looks quite accessible with a drill, but then again I'm not the one under the vehicle.
Can you get access to an angled chuck extension?
http://slipperlaunch.net/Photos%20for%20Web/PICT1359w.jpg
Its saved me a few times drilling in restricted places.
 
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