help required please

[DA1ES]

hi all, im after a bit of help please, does anybody have the ability to remove a bolt that has sheared off, its where the top box bracket attaches to the rack type thingy, as you can see from pic its snapped off flush and i'm abit rubbish at this type of thing. thanks in advance for all your kind offers

 

[tab]

snapped bolt

Hi, 1st try to unscrew the bolt using a centre punch and hammer this will work if the bolt is not to rusty.
If it is too tight try drilling out the centre of the bolt (about 3/4mm drill) this takes the pressure off the outer side of the bolt then retry the centre punch and hammer trick again.
If it is still stuck try to warm up the outside area using a hot hairdryer or paint stripper on the lowest setting then try the c/punch trick again whilst still warm.
If all the above does not work you will need to get some stud extracters and maybe even drill and rethread to suit.
Hope it works out. Kev

 

[AberdeenAngus]

Before any of the above I suggest you get a few drops of WD40 on it and leave overnight.

 

[Cook1e]

Seized stud

MIG a washer to the stud (weld inside the washer) then MIG a nut to the washer. The heat of the welder will loosen the rusty thread and you can fetch it out with a socket on the nut.

On no account try those stud removers where you drill the stud and screw the extractor in. If it snaps, you'll never get it out, it's super-hard and can't be drilled.

Good luck!

Fetch it round to mine if you like, we'll have a go. PM me a phone number

 

[DA1ES]

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thanks for the offer cook1e and the advice guys, i managed to do it, probably not the conventional way, i drilled it and managed to knock what was left off the thread, but hey ho it did the trick

 

[Myke Rocks]

More conventional then you think.

thanks for the offer cook1e and the advice guys, i managed to do it, probably not the conventional way, i drilled it and managed to knock what was left off the thread, but hey ho it did the trick

I would often, faced with the same problem, centre pop the centre of the bolt, and drill an expanding series of holes to just below thread depth. Then take the centre pop & burst the remenants into the hole. Did it last about 6 months ago on a 6mm allen screw in the centre of a Mazda air conditioning pump shaft.

Over 40 years, I am convinced that the purpose of applying WD40 or similar is psycological. Ultimately ignorance works, with or without releasing oil.

Myke