Broken bolt, any ideas?

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Jan 9, 2011 | 08:29 AM

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handyhoward

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Originally Posted by Brad2064

Well the saga is pretty much over. I tried drill bits, left hand drill bits, welding, easy outs, and none of it worked. What worked was getting a carbide metal cutting dremmel bit that I used to ground away at the broken bolt. Once I got close to the side walls of the original bolt hole, I used a drill bit the same size as the hole is supposed to be to even out the side walls. At this point what was left of the broken bolt was essentially falling out. Most of the original threads are still there but a little rough, so I need to get a tap and die set. I tried using a grade 8 bolt to shore up the original threads but went it gave too much resistance I got scared and backed it out. Thanks for everyones input

Told ya that I have been there, done that! Should have just cleaned the threads out with an awl.