Broken Wheel Bolts

cobram at juno.com cobram at juno.com
Fri Jan 28 14:04:05 EST 2005


 "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com> writes:

> When I broke a bolt head off a strut housing on my urq about a year 

> to a local welder/machine shop where they got it out by lunchtime 
> (while I was at work) for only $40 - well worth it IMO...ISTR them
saying 
> something about burning it out or something??

The easiest way to get out a broken stud is to put a nut on the top of
it, then mig, tig, (electric rod weld..if you're good) or braze the bolt
to the stud, effectively making a new head, once cooled a bit, backing
the nut out will bring the stud along with it.

BCNU,
http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/


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