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ironman172 · 10-10-2008, 12:42 PM

working with stainless can be a real pain(especially bolts) they gauld real easy without some kind of neverseiz....and to drill it has to be at aVERY VERYslow speed or you will burn up the drill bit....as Clay said use an easy out(bolt extractor) once you get a hole in it.....or use a very small bit first then increase the size gradually....being its in aluminum it should have stripped the treads in it....instead of gaulding.....I have welded a washer(to the broken part of the bolt)then a nut to the washer....then using the nut to turn the broken part of the bolt out....but thats real iffy...doesn't always work....and depending on the bolt size may not be an option anyway....you also could take a punch and drive the broken part of the bolt thru(which will damage the treads) andtap tothe the next boltsize bigger....Good luck!!! I feel your pain:letsdrink

10-10-2008, 12:42 PM	#4
ironman172 Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,165	RE: Removal of a broken bolt ? working with stainless can be a real pain(especially bolts) they gauld real easy without some kind of neverseiz....and to drill it has to be at aVERY VERYslow speed or you will burn up the drill bit....as Clay said use an easy out(bolt extractor) once you get a hole in it.....or use a very small bit first then increase the size gradually....being its in aluminum it should have stripped the treads in it....instead of gaulding.....I have welded a washer(to the broken part of the bolt)then a nut to the washer....then using the nut to turn the broken part of the bolt out....but thats real iffy...doesn't always work....and depending on the bolt size may not be an option anyway....you also could take a punch and drive the broken part of the bolt thru(which will damage the treads) andtap tothe the next boltsize bigger....Good luck!!! I feel your pain:letsdrink __________________ . Bill ...........................................RETIRED ......