Date:         Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:45:03 -0800
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Motor mount broken bolt 84GL manual 4 speed follow-up
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   I have had pretty good results with EZ-outs and drills.  One thing I do
it drive the EZ-out into the hole I have drilled before I try to back it
out...that seems to get the reverse threads really locked into the broken
bolt.   I use a big hammer and a drift to rap on the ezout before I put the
wrench to it..when surrounding elements permit.

  Don Hanson

On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 7:12 PM, William Greenamyer <wgreenamyer@ciso.com>wrote:

> Got the bolt out of the block.  This was the driver side motor mount bolt
> that was broken.  Thought someone might be interested.  I mentioned that
> the
> Dremel might be used.  That is what I used.  The problem with using
> anything
> in this area is getting the blade to the bolt.  The bolt was recessed maybe
> a little less than 1/8 inch.  In order to get to it, I used a right angle
> adapter for the Dremel.  Using a new cutoff wheel was not going to work
> without chopping up the edges of the screw hole on the block.  I keep some
> used wheels down to under 1/2 inch since they sometimes are handy.  It only
> took a minute to put a small slot in the broken part of the bolt.  Based on
> what people have said about breaking the head off stripped half axle bolts
> and then just turning them out by hand since the stress was off them, I
> guessed this bolt would come out the same way.  I used a small screwdriver
> to get the bolt out until I could use a larger cutoff wheel and put a
> bigger
> slot in the bolt.  Came right out.  Much easier than drilling.
>
> William
>