----- Original Message -----
From: "George Richardson" <gprtech@frontiernet.net>
To: "charles dubois" <duboistr3@yahoo.com>
Cc: "Triumphs" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: removing broken bolt?
> Sears and probably others sell bolt & screw eztractors for this type of
> thing. You drill a hole in the remains of the bolt, and knock in the
> extractor, which grabs at the sides of the hole and allows you to use a
> wrench to turn it out.
Use a left-handed twist drill to drill the hole and you may not need the
extractor. Using a normal right-handed twist drill usually only succeeds in
tightening the bolt. The torque and vibration of drilling with a
left-handed drill will often do the trick, and at least do no harm.
Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1970 Lotus Europa 65/2597, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 TR4 CT2846L
pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/ http://www.lotusowners.com
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