Stuck bolt broke off
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that's some good info. It's only about a quarter inch of thread that's affected. So will make sure I do that.
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I agree on the reverse (left handed) drill. Easy outs really are not the best way to go. They actually expand the bolt or stud and make it tighter in the hole making the stud harder to remove. McMaster Carr will have one and they have a quick turn around.
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Ironically today at work I had to extract a left threaded bolt that someone had tightened until it broke because they thought lefty meant loosey in all situations.
Because it was reverse threaded, a normal drill bit was what I needed to use. By the time I saw it, an attempt had been made with a larger drill bit and it was off center. I showed the tech how to start with a very small diameter and re-centered and drilled. Then step to one larger and then on the third bit it caught and spun it right out. Gotta love it when it works like that.
Because it was reverse threaded, a normal drill bit was what I needed to use. By the time I saw it, an attempt had been made with a larger drill bit and it was off center. I showed the tech how to start with a very small diameter and re-centered and drilled. Then step to one larger and then on the third bit it caught and spun it right out. Gotta love it when it works like that.
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Well after a rough weekend of trying to drill that sucker out, we broke through and realized we were way off center and we're going into the threading and body. Thankfully I found a replacement Swing arm online for 135 shipped. Expensive lesson but cheaper than a brand new swingarm are 900 bucks.
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That's exactly where I was at.
Before I embarked on trying to get my broken shock mount bolt out I did some shopping and found a swing arm online for around $150.
So I figure other than $150 I didn't have anything else to lose so I just went for it.
I didn't try to the welded nut method, but I did try the backwards drill bits which didn't work.
The easy-out worked so I got off cheaply.
Glad you're getting it back together.
Ride Safe...
Before I embarked on trying to get my broken shock mount bolt out I did some shopping and found a swing arm online for around $150.
So I figure other than $150 I didn't have anything else to lose so I just went for it.
I didn't try to the welded nut method, but I did try the backwards drill bits which didn't work.
The easy-out worked so I got off cheaply.
Glad you're getting it back together.
Ride Safe...
Last edited by Bluraven; Apr 3, 2018 at 09:01 AM.