Date:         Fri, 28 May 1999 12:12:11 -0400
Reply-To:     Caston/Payne <cdcaston@NNI.COM>
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From:         Caston/Payne <cdcaston@NNI.COM>
Subject:      Re: snapped off cv/axle bolts in rear axle hub shaft
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>how do you get out bolts that have snapped off flush in the rear axle (outer
>CV bolts) ?  any ideas?
>
>thanks
>chris

Chris,
Try an "extractor" available at your local hardware store in a variety of
sizes. What this does is enable you to remove the bolt by first drilling a
pilot hole in the center of the stuck bolt as straight and as centered as
you can (thats important). Next you thread the extractor into the hole
until it makes solid contact with the walls of the bolt. Use a hammer to
set it in place in the begining. The extractor is "threaded" in reverse. So
as you tighten the thing, it turns counter-clockwise, the direction of
removal. Use lots of penetrating oil to help the process, let it soak a
while. I've used this tool twice in my life. Once on a carberator stud
broken off in the intake manifold and on a lawnmower blade nut. Worked both
times.
Good luck,

Dave & Sherrie
Allentown, PA soon to be VA
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