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Drilling out rear spring bolt

To: "Spridget List" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Drilling out rear spring bolt
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 22:45:05 -0800
My winter project this year is a rear end rebuild of my bugeye, and
replacing the 4.22 diff with a 3.9. Everything came apart very easily,
except the absolute last thing. Just before I put a socket onto the head of
the outer forward bolt on the right rear spring, I thought to myself - just
this one, and disassembly is done..... but it couldn't be that easy. The
bolt sheared off just below the head.

%&$#@!!!

When something like this happens, I usually go to another project and think
about it a little. Here's my question: If I start drilling the bolt, how
deep will I have to go to loosen the spring and pull it out. Will having
most of the bolt in place prevent the spring from being removed?

Any help appreciated,

Doug Ingram
Victoria BC
1958 Sprite  (AN5L/636)
1963 Sprite Mk II project (HAN7L/30003)

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