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Ok, here is the deal. I purchased a 2003 Sportster the the previous owner had laid down just enough to bust a rear passenger peg out of. He then apparently tried to drill it out, with no success, drilling into the area between the bung and the bolt. After which, he gave up, and painted over it...lol.
Anyway, my dilemma, does anyone know of an easy way to remove the old bolt so that the rear pegs can be added again, or am I screwed and need to buy a new trailing arm to bring it back to usability?
First thing I tried to do was drill out old bolt. Drill wouldn't even make a dent in it. So was I not using a strong enough drill bit, or not holding my mouth right, or what? Didn't want to take a chance on damaging the bung further.
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