Need bolt removal help
Hello,
So today I was under the car working on my roll bar install. Next for the day was to drop the diff and swap the carrier to my welded diff.
But I found my rear two 17mm PPF bolts were ground down pretty damn flat, flat enough where there is no head, before I **** myself. How would you removed them, I know there fairly thick bolts so I was thinking of some options my self. Option 1, drill hole and attempt the easy out, Option 2, file smooth and weld on a 15mm nut I would obviously try to get as much penitration as possible and see if I cant work them out. Already have them soaking in PB Blaster, so offer me up ideas guy/gals!
So today I was under the car working on my roll bar install. Next for the day was to drop the diff and swap the carrier to my welded diff.
But I found my rear two 17mm PPF bolts were ground down pretty damn flat, flat enough where there is no head, before I **** myself. How would you removed them, I know there fairly thick bolts so I was thinking of some options my self. Option 1, drill hole and attempt the easy out, Option 2, file smooth and weld on a 15mm nut I would obviously try to get as much penitration as possible and see if I cant work them out. Already have them soaking in PB Blaster, so offer me up ideas guy/gals!
I'd weld a nut on there. The captive nuts on the PPF have a self-locking feature to prevent those bolts from backing out. You need to apply some torque nearly all the way out. I'd be afraid that an easy-out wouldn't hack it and then you would have a weakened end to weld onto.
I do speak english, just dont have the worlds greatest grammar. Sorry Steven Hawkins!
Also I was drilling from the bottom since I have my own lift. More room to drill from the underside up. Pretty easy to do, simply punch from inside and drill from the dimple on the back.
Also I was drilling from the bottom since I have my own lift. More room to drill from the underside up. Pretty easy to do, simply punch from inside and drill from the dimple on the back.
Last edited by My92; Jan 16, 2013 at 02:03 PM.
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