broke a bolt head
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broke a bolt head
when reinstalling my bumper this past weekend I twisted the head off one of the bolts that holds the bumper on the bottom. Most of the bolt is still threaded into the hole.
I tried drilling it out (broke 2 drill bits), and I tried a bolt extractor (which broke as well in the hole that I drilled...
so Im set back even further than square 1 because the extractor is made of harder material than the bolt was...)
So what do I do now? Should I take it to a machine shop and have them drill the whole thing out, making it larger and then just rethread? Or just **** it and drive it around w/ only 1 bolt holding it? It feels pretty solid...
I tried drilling it out (broke 2 drill bits), and I tried a bolt extractor (which broke as well in the hole that I drilled...
so Im set back even further than square 1 because the extractor is made of harder material than the bolt was...)So what do I do now? Should I take it to a machine shop and have them drill the whole thing out, making it larger and then just rethread? Or just **** it and drive it around w/ only 1 bolt holding it? It feels pretty solid...
Re: broke a bolt head (pdiggitydogg)
Just drill a new hole in a new location next to the fucked one and use a sheet metal screw to hold it.
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Re: (Nextekhatch)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Nextekhatch »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">who needs a bumper anyway? Id just drill a hole next to it, or learn to do it old school and reenforce it with some zip ties.</TD></TR></TABLE>
unfortunately alot of my boys including me have had to use this trick, but it works and is unoticeable
unfortunately alot of my boys including me have had to use this trick, but it works and is unoticeable
Re: (pdiggitydogg)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pdiggitydogg »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">bump...anyone else?</TD></TR></TABLE>
what else do you want? You already failed miserably at trying to take the bolt out.
Its time to go another route.
what else do you want? You already failed miserably at trying to take the bolt out.
Its time to go another route.
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Re: (tonyXcom)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tonyXcom »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
what else do you want? You already failed miserably at trying to take the bolt out.
Its time to go another route.</TD></TR></TABLE>
dont be a punk *** bitch dude...
Im puttin the **** in this weekend...new hole, threaded and bolted down
(sheet metal screw would rust in less than 3 days in michigan)
what else do you want? You already failed miserably at trying to take the bolt out.
Its time to go another route.</TD></TR></TABLE>
dont be a punk *** bitch dude...
Im puttin the **** in this weekend...new hole, threaded and bolted down
(sheet metal screw would rust in less than 3 days in michigan)
Re: (pdiggitydogg)
get a stainless screw then cross threadin bolt *** bitch.
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