mgatlag

I was replacing the rear shocks on my 92 yesterday and broke one of the two upper bolts off . It broke off clean/flush. Any suggestions on getting it out? I tried drilling it with a titanium bit, but that's not going to work. Has anyone ever tried using one of those "easy out bits"?

littleredXJ

Redneck in me says f*** it, one bolt is good for a shock. Easy outs work great but you still have to be able to drill into the old bolt.

dodge007

If it is at all possible to drill it even if you had to do it bigger you could retap it and put a helicoil in it

offroadnut36

I wouldnt use an easy out, they usually break in the bolt, and then its really FUBAR. Where did you get a titanium bit at? I would just use a high speed steel bit.

mrmikey32

go to home deblow, and get a very good bit. it will go through the screw. though the bit you had may of been titanium, i think it was of the cheeper quality. i have a few nice blades, and they go through everything.

trapper

Dude!!! If there is one thing I have learned.. its to soak all nuts and bolts in marvel mystery oil.. pour the bottle into a spray bottle.. then alternate between that and PB Blaster.. then get a little blow torch (the trigger igniting kind), can be found in the plumbing section of the hardware store (remove screw on tank while not in use.. when project is over). Heat expands metal so heat up around the bolt THEN AND ONLY THEN go after it with an easy out.

Other than that.. helicoil.. (dodge007)

good luck

Andrew_1122

When this happened to my rust infested 96' cherokee I used an air hammer on it. it also broke off flush, i then used a new nut and bolt to replace it .

96liftedXJ

For how rigged this sounds....I ran into the same problem with my 96 except ALL of my bolts broke!!!! Needless to say i used a cutting torch to get them out, blow the threads out but the holes were still there just a little bigger. So i went to my local hardware store bought some long bolts, nuts and washers and 2 small steel plates. Yea i drilled new holes through the floor and bolted it like that. It sounds rigged and it is but i have NEVER had a problem out of it. And it doesnt leak. Well i havent had it that deep but for what i have done it hasnt.

UPjeep

Drill it out and install a larger size bolt and locknut. I had to do all of mine.get a good high speed bit and hs electric drill.

TrekkerJmm

X2 on the air hammer and new bolt and nut...Tj

mrmikey32

acetone and atf work better then mystery oil or pb blaster. i tested it

mgatlag

Right on, thanks for the replies boys. I did soak the **** out of the bolts for 2 days with pb blaster and marvel mystery oil. I do have a torch and an EZ-out so I'll give that a try tomorrow. Thankfully it was only one bolt and I didn't have to drink the rest of my beer to keep my cool!

mgatlag

Well I just spent the best $10. Went to my muffler guy to have a rear hanger rewelded and he offered to take care of the broken bolt for 10 extra dollars. He had it out in less than 10 minutes and even put a new bolt in for me. Sometimes...you do win!

Ramac

All four of mine snapped.


i ripped up the back carpet and stripped two squares out of the floor panel above the shock mount holes. Then I tacked a nut on the opposite side and pulled them out.

That will never happen again with me... and if it does I just pull up the carpet and take off the metal plates with self taps I used to cover the holes.

Dsandine

Next time I would try cobalt drill bits for broken studs/ bolts, make hole as big as possible and then p/b blast, butane torch and easy out it, works for me every time, and cobalt bits can be used again and again, as older vehicles tend to snap suspension bolts a lot. http://www.ehow.com/about_5417305_co...drill-bit.html