Of course, the very first thing to try is see if it's loose enough to undo
by hand. My last two broken bolts came right out since the pressure of the
bolt head was released. Unfortunately, on one of them, we dismanteled a lot
of the front part of the car needlessly, to fit a drill in there before we
realized it. BTDT Good luck.
----- Original Message -----
From: <KPe9368405@aol.com>
To: <homebru@mindspring.com>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: Generator Mounting Bolt Removal Help
| Had this problem several times on a non-LBC vehicle. If you can access it
try
| the method of using a drift as earlier suggested. What can happen with
that
| method is that the bolt material may be too soft to take much banging or
the
| bolt may just be in too tight to respond. Try heat if that happens.
|
| Another method that I used, was the EZ Out (AKA screw extractor) method.
| Drill a small hole in the center of the broken bolt. Then use an extractor
that's
| a bit bigger than the drill. Screw it into the hole. The EZ is reverse
| threaded; so, as you screw it in it will be applying reverse threading on
the bolt --
| unscrewing it (God willing). A lot depends on the hardness of the bolt,
and
| the torque of application. If it's a grade 8 you will have to step up your
| drill bit.
|
| Good luck,
| Ken
| '63 TR4 since '63
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