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any advice? broken bolt problem... help

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    98tealrolla New Member

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    any advice? broken bolt problem... help

    I have a small problem if anyone might be able to help with any advice. I was trying to tighten some bolts underneath the car under the engine comparement and broke the bolt head off so the bolt is flush with the surface. Any suggestions as how to remove these bolts.
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    Silver_Nitrate New Member

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    you have to drill it out.
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    jtweezy New Member

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    1.spray WD40 on the bolt
    2.Use a drill and try to drill close to the edge of the bolts center
    3.AFter drilling try to loosen the bol out of there by just turning it with you hands....

    I did this with my caliper bolts.....I broke it too, so i just did this and it came out .....try it
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    Barnacules 100101101011011

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    I broke a bolt on my ebrake once, I fixed that sucker by drilling out and jamming a buncha screws in the hole until it stopped moving :) Most ghetto fix ever but it still works to this day ;)
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    JspeXAE102 Well-Known Member

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    if theres enough sticking out you could turn it out using a vice grip.
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    Rolla95 Rollin' Out y0

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    get a dremel and cut a line across it and use a flathead screw driver to get it out
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    xnevergiveinx New Member

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    either drill it out or get that craftsman boltout kit thats really expensive. or, get a counterclockwise threaded screw, drill in a little, screw that in there and it should pull it out
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    Barnacules 100101101011011

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    Duct tape C4 to the base of the bolt and blow it clean though the frame.
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    98tealrolla New Member

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    now thats what im talking about lol..... I was trying to screw in the bolts that hold the splash shields from the bottom of the engine
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    asn13oy Stepping Stones

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    :eek: You broke off the bolt head just trying to tighten down some plastic??
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    JLee TD05 3SGTE

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    I've broken at least two or three of mine..they break way too easily - but I think mine were a bit rusted. Also, IIRC, they broke when I was trying to remove them..

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