Re: Stuck Fender Bolts

Posted by Bill on July 16, 2003 at 10:12:50 from (12.36.152.153):

In Reply to: Stuck Fender Bolts posted by SteveSuperM on July 16, 2003 at 06:12:28:

I had the same problem on a 450D I got from dad. There were several broken off level with the axle housing in it.
I started to drill them out but a man many years my senior...and a lot smarter told me how to do it.
He told me to take a 1/4" thick piece of flat metal and drill a 3/8" hole in it. Set it on top of the remainder of the bolt and weld it to the bolt thru the hole uning an electric welder. Let the bolt cool a little, bend the metal up enough to get your hand on it and begin to work the metal back and forth like a breaker bar. It will come loose and come right out.
He was right. The heat expanded the bolt enough to break the rust. When it cooled, the metal acted like a handle and they came right out. I had 3 bolts out in under an hour like this. 3 holes, 3 welds and I was done.
Sometimes experience counts.
Good luck....

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