Snapped bolt

[Scottcooper85]

Okay I was removing the front tie bar mounts to fit my new ones and the 20mm long bolt that goes into the back of the crossmember was tight so I put 16 stone of pure man lump and a extended tube in the ratchet and snapped the bolt off.
soooo...do I need it? lol I can't get the drill in and taking the engine out to get in isn't an option.

any ideas boys?

[millworm]

Get a punch and a hammer and lossen it like that?

[millworm]

And plenty of lube

[Scottcooper85]

Not sure it'll work as it's snapped sort of 5mm into the hole :(

[millworm]

Can't you get a right angle drill adapter in there

[Scottcooper85]

That's what I'm thinking at the minute either that or weld a stud into the hole, Only problem is I don't have a drill adapter lol. I'll see what my old boy has at his house.

[millworm]

That's it mate, limited options

[dgbnova#1]

If you can get it out it's best to i Say it reduces the pull on the bracket there

you should be able to jack engine or box up a bit to get access and not ideal but if you have to heat the bolt inside the crossmember from the holes under the Panel give it a good soaking with wd40 or similar and give it a good wack with a centre punch

[Scottcooper85]

I think tomorrow's plan is buy the following - angle drill adapter, set of hard steel drill bits, set of taps and go see the bloke at the fastener shop in town for the correct size bolt.

Swearing and big hammers ahoy! I reckon

[dgbnova#1]

You want cobalt drill mate there proper hard bolts and an easy out to turn it the correct way and if that don't turn after a good soak your gona need to heat it I know you just painted it lol

[Scottcooper85]

When I've rebuilt motorbike engines I used to come across a lot of snapped bolts in the alloy crank casings and used to drill them starting small to nearly the size of the thread then run a tap through. Think I might go that way and drill it steady so it doesn't overheat and go off course.

putting the blow lamp to my paint isn't an option, I'd rather scrap the shell lol

[mowgli]

check out local hire shops, quite a few do 90deg drills.