Need help: Broken Bolt
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Need help: Broken Bolt
One of the lower oil cooler bolts broke off.
I grinded some of it, to make it flat, so the vice grips could geip and turn it out.
That did not work.
I tried drilling a 3mm hole in the center, then used a screw extrator. The extractor keeps spining, doesn't grip.
What can i do, beside remove the engine, to get that broken bolt out?
I am getting despirate............
I grinded some of it, to make it flat, so the vice grips could geip and turn it out.
That did not work.
I tried drilling a 3mm hole in the center, then used a screw extrator. The extractor keeps spining, doesn't grip.
What can i do, beside remove the engine, to get that broken bolt out?
I am getting despirate............
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If you have a welder and there is enough of the bolt sticking out, you can weld a nut to it and break it loose that way. Make sure you dont catch anything like oil or gas in the area on fire with the welder. I easily extracted a broken off head bolt by welding a nut to it. The heat of the welder helps break the frozen bolt loose.
