Thread: Recirc Cover - broken bolt. Please help!
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Old Apr 17, 2010 | 01:57 PM
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Talking Re: Recirc Cover - broken bolt. Please help!
You busted off the bolt, now things go slower.

First the removal is not hard but it is often slow, if you can handle that lets start. You need a dremel tool and enough room to position it WITHOUT FIGHTING other objects.

You need to cover everything with two layer of towels that is dirt sensitive. You need to have a small enough bit to cut a hole into the broken off bolt. THis requires a GREAT drill bit or a small carbide cutter. I use the carbide dental cutters from root canal work cause I got them from my dad and they make a nice hole in even hardened bolts. Most screws and bolts are soft in the center.

You get a hole like 0.04 or so depending on the bolt size and I think your using a 6mm bolt. BTW replace all of the bolts with hardened ones so that this does not occure again. When you have the bore hole you can get a tiny easy-out which is s left handed screw thingggy that engauges the hole and tightens and backs out the spent bolt.

Not hard work, requires you to have a dedicated train of thought and a good understanding of the process, you do wanna be in the center of the bolt as the other part is soft aluminum and will cut very fast - uuughh.

I have done this many times and it is not a speed contest, and you dont run the dremel fast like 1/3 speed max as you wanna cut carefully in the center. SOme of the repairs of broken bolts amazed others, key is the can do attitude and patience.

Go gett em tiger and let us know how it goes.

RTV works for a short time, but messy

Woody on weekend time..........
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