Re: How to remove a broken bolt (Please help)
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Posted by Harry on September 29, 1998 at 07:34:27:
In Reply to: How to remove a broken bolt (Please help) posted by Keith Sparks on September 29, 1998 at 07:21:39:
: I have an aluminum steering gear housing with a bolt broken off in it. The bolt is about a 3/8" x 1 1/2" bolt. I've already drilled the center of the bolt out with about 7/64" drill bit the entire length of the bolt. Only one end of the bolt is visible. I tried to use an easy out but it wasn't budging and I didn't want to break the easy out off in the bolt. : Can I heat aluminum? Can I try to weld a new bolt head to the bolt? Should I just drill it out completely and use a heli-coil? : Please comment. All of the above are options but the best one is the easy out and lots of patience. Can you soak the bolt with liquid wrench so it is just sitting immersed for a time? Put the easy out in and use a breaker bar on it with a eight point craftsman socket of sufficient size to fit the square easy out. If anything breaks it will be the socket and Sears will give you a new one. I had a similar problem last month and this is what worked for me.
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