Ashley-Wood Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 well basically there is an alu bolt snapped in one of the mounts on my frame, snapped in deeply so no chance of gripping the end..shall i get a drilled out? and tapped up a size?or is there a way to keep the mount the same size and being able to get the bolt out aswell..at the moment im using a jubilee clip haand help is appreciated (: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Superglue on the end of a good bolt, screw it in, wait for it to set, unscrew. Only use a TINY bit so it doesn't leek into the threads. I did it before and it worked a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Look for EZ-out bolt extractors - on an aluminium bolt it should be a little easier to drill the hole into the end of the bolt for the extractor. failing that, drill a small hole into the bolt and hammer an allen key into it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borat Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Whack some wd40 down there, get a small drihttp://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/style_images/temp/folder_editor_images/rte-quote-button.pngll bit, drill into the bolt. Then hammer a small allen key into the bolt and screw slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Whack some wd40 down there, get a small drihttp://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/style_images/temp/folder_editor_images/rte-quote-button.pngll bit, drill into the bolt. Then hammer a small allen key into the bolt and screw slowly.dont use an allen key, use a torx head, like a disc brake rotor bolt they work better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley-Wood Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 you all bodgers (smart asses) ill be trying these things tonight thanks for the help ill let you all know how it goes ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haderz Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 ive had the same problem with a steel bolt and nothing has worked gone through so many drill bits and even one of those ez-drill things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 What's the bolt stuck in? If it's properly seized you might be out of luck, but if you haven't tried heating whatever the bolt's stuck in that might help. If you're killing drill bits the chances are the bolt is hardened or else you're using Halfords drill bits, which are cheap but won't make much progress through steel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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