Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 23:17:33 GMT From: "Al" <alistairdorenospamo.com> Subject: Re: Extracting Recessed Bolt (Broken, Too!)
"Sleeker GT Phwoar" <carl.robsonnospamcing-czechs.com> wrote in message news:MPG.1d1a506964271fd598affanospam.individual.net... > In article <Jblre.1$kT.0nospam.lga>, jvaljeannospamamcharter.net says... >> This is one of the bolts for the control arm bushing on the passenger >> side >> in a CS turbo 9000. It is to the rear bushing, one of the two 13mm head, >> front bolts to the 4-bolt retainer. What do I use to get down in there >> (roughly 2 1/2" I guess) and extract the broken tip? >> >> > Talk to a welder about it. > > I had a broken antiroll bar bush on the celica go and the retaining bolt > broke while changing it. > > It would have taken me hours with a drill to do, but, the welder I have > used in the past, heated it up with the Oxy torch untl it glowed red. > This burns off any crap, and breaks any rust seal through expansion. > > Then he took the mig welder, with a lot of Amps for penetration, and > built up a good sized blob on the end of the broken bolt. > Once that was done, he was able to lock a set of vice grips on, and use > them to twist out the bolt remains. > -- > "Sorry Sir, the meatballs are Orf" > The poster formerly known as Skodapilot. > http://www.bouncing-czechs.com All good, but I'm with Dave on the swearing bit, very cathartic. I often find with machinery that won't play, cars, computers etc the threat of physical violence against said object works, but only if you really mean it.
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