broke bolt HELP!!!

[grayskull]

I was trying to change the oil pressure plate oring.i broke the bolt off closest to the engine.Not once but twice.The bolt broke off with a 1/4 of an inch sticking out. so i clamped a vise grip to it and broke it off at the case.Damn jap metal.What do you guy suggest i do to get it out.It will take a long drill to drill it out.

[Guest]

Heat and left handed drill bits.

[BassCliff]

Hi,

Here are some suggestions...

http://www.asashop.org/autoinc/may2003/techtotech.htm - The art of extracting snapped bolts.

Good luck.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[almarconi]

I've used the welded nut trick several times and it works pretty good.

[Scudder]

Broken Bolt

I just finished dealing with this problem myself. I tried drilling, etc., but still couldn't get it out. Eventually I was afraid I was going to really screw things up so I took the advice of some guys this site, and took it to a machine shop. Actually found a guy who would drill it out and helicoil it for $35. I should have done that to start with, because I spent close to that trying to get it out myself.

scudder

[makr]

"Jap metal"?


What kind of mullet wearing, Masingils smelling, hillbilly, uses a derogatory term to conclude inferior product?

You, of course.

[djg42]

well, i can tell you what NOT to do, stay away from screw extractors/easy outs. Im having the same issue. I just found a local bike shop that im probably gonna take it to if I dont have any success re-taping it myself. The best estimate I got was $50/per bolt to have the bolt removed and re-tapd