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Sheared bolt... help!

Postby Reesy » Sat, 09 Aug 2008 4:24 +0000

Hi,

Just removed my old front wing & sheared off the 2 bolts at the bottom in the process. Am thinking of using a screw extractor to get em out - any ideas where I will pick one up?

Any other suggestions?

Thanks!
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Re: Sheared bolt... help!

Postby Ivan » Sat, 09 Aug 2008 5:08 +0000

Reesy wrote:Hi,

Just removed my old front wing & sheared off the 2 bolts at the bottom in the process. Am thinking of using a screw extractor to get em out - any ideas where I will pick one up?

Any other suggestions?

Thanks!


Bummer! Been there.
I got the Extractor kit in McQuillans. To be honest it was rubbish.
Better off just drilling them out and re tapping them.
Got a tap and die set from www.radionics.ie very good delivery
and you can ring them up to ask questions.


Good luck! :)
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Postby Cloggy » Sat, 09 Aug 2008 5:58 +0000

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Postby Ivan » Sat, 09 Aug 2008 6:01 +0000

Cloggy wrote:Halfords


They sell the cheap ones that break off.
done that too. Not good.
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Postby Stig » Sat, 09 Aug 2008 7:03 +0000

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Postby MX5Steve » Sat, 09 Aug 2008 7:33 +0000

Ollie Brady wrote:Tesco's ....................................lol..............jus kiddin' :D

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Postby Reesy » Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:41 +0000

Thanks lads. Have the Lidl tap & die set so will try that.

Tried drilling the bolt out but couldn't keep the drill bit anywhere near the middle of the sheared end. Any suggestions?

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Postby Reesy » Sun, 10 Aug 2008 7:59 +0000

Update: My mate Conor who knows about these things came around - used a small bit to make a pilot hole, & drilled it out. We tapped a new thread easily enough - now all I need is to find a coupla M7 bolts and I'm sorted.

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