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Old 10-09-2004, 11:10 PM
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i was changing my brake pads on my 95 del sol si, and i tighted the bolt on too tight and it snapped off. How do i get the peice that is still inside. (i am talking about the bolt that is the only bolt you take off when changing brake pads)
Old 10-09-2004, 11:23 PM
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Default Re: i broke a bolt. what do i do (yellowmonkeyboy)

Drill it out.
Old 10-09-2004, 11:34 PM
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we tried drilling it out... didnt work... maybe it was the bit we were using... do you have any specifics on how exactly i drill it out? or have you done anything like this before?
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Default Re: i broke a bolt. what do i do (yellowmonkeyboy)

you could have someone weld a bolt on to it.....and then try and just loosen it out.
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Easy out.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Br1anPham &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Easy out.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Easy out extractor. I think thats what its called. Its basically a reversed bit. You drill a hole in the middle of the bolt, and slowly screw in the easy out bit. Worked on my engine mount bolt when it broke off.
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