very frustrated with broken bolt lol

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Feb 15, 2012 | 05:45 PM

95_xj_country

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From: south jersey

Year: 1995

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 I6

very frustrated with broken bolt lol

so i have a broken bolt on the main eye of the leaf spring

i drilled it out a little more than three quarters and tried to use a bolt extractor its in there tight but the bolt wont come loose from the nut. any body have any ideas?

Feb 15, 2012 | 07:06 PM

kjc

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From: Blue Springs, MO

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Originally Posted by 95_xj_country

so i have a broken bolt on the main eye of the leaf spring

i drilled it out a little more than three quarters and tried to use a bolt extractor its in there tight but the bolt wont come loose from the nut. any body have any ideas?

Drill it all the way thru with a large enough bit to get most of the bolt material out.. but not so big as to damage the threads. Then your extractor should easily remove the bolt threads that remain.