Broken Wheel Bolts

[Denis]

  yes, new bearing.
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Kneale Brownson 
    To: TWFAUST at aol.com ; quattro at audifans.com 
    Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 9:07 PM
    Subject: Re:Broken Wheel Bolts


    Thanks, Tom.  If I have to take the hub off to put it in a drill press,
    don't I also need a new wheel bearing?

    Regards, Kneale

    At 07:18 PM 1/27/2005 -0500, TWFAUST at aol.com wrote:
    >
    >
    >Any guesses as to why the bolts broke?  No. Audi bolts just seem to freeze.
    >
    >
    >Any suggestions for removing the broken off stuff?  Yes.
    >
    >If you have a drill press, I recommend drilling the smallest reasonable hole 
    >right through the junction of the male and female threads. Then add a little 
    >more penetrating oil. Don't know if this really helps, but it seems to. Then 
    >drill as large a hole as possible, as close to center as possible in the bolt 
    >ends. Then use the extractor. I recommend the extractors which are short and 
    >have a socket head. Snap On makes these and I believe Sears is now. If you 
    >use a 
    >shaft type extractor and it breaks, you are then faced with drilling through 
    >hardened steel to insert another extractor. A little, or a lot, of heat also 
    >helps.
    >
    >Tom Faust
    >
    >
    >
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