SPendrey Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Hello, In an attempt to sort my steering out (right lock is poor) I had to take my steering guard off. In the process, a bolt sheared... the big bolt shown front and centre in Les's picture here which is also the middle bolt in picture 2. My car is Disco, the pics are from a Defender I think? Anyway, you'll get what I mean! To be clear, the bolt-head is what sheared off. The remainder is well and truly stuck in there, have hit it with the biggest hammer I've got and it won't budge. Drilling it out would be a long and painful process I suspect, although I can reach reach. Any other quicker ideas? I will attempt to remove the whole bracket (picture 2) if the top bolt undoes with ease, perhaps that'll allow some movement? Regards, Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffernutter Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 If you can remove the whole unit, heat, quench quickly and use a drift onto a solid surface e.g. big vice as I suspect your blows are being cushioned with it in situ or press it out? Cheers Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 (edited) Hi Scott, the usual advice I've seen given is to get plenty of heat on it to break the rust and expand the hole. Do you have acces to an air chisel? Griff (Peter can type faster than me 🙂 ) Edited August 20, 2018 by bear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Do you have access to any of: - Air or electric impact gun - Welder - Grinder - Big f***in hammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lo-fi Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Put the nut back on with a few washers underneath and do it up. Keep tightening up until the remainder of the bolt starts to shift. Once it's moving, it may shift with the hammer, but if not just keep adding washers/piece of tube until its going. That nut can apply more force than any hammer you'll get in there - use it like a puller. If you've mushroomed the end trying to bash it, just grind the end off until the nut threads on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPendrey Posted August 20, 2018 Author Share Posted August 20, 2018 3 hours ago, FridgeFreezer said: Do you have access to any of: - Air or electric impact gun - Welder - Grinder - Big f***in hammer Yes, to all of the above. However, I had an hour spare this afternoon and started drilling. 2mm at first which took ages, then 4, then 6 etc. which didn't take long at all! Got to 9.5mm then hammered in a cold chisel/punch. Hit that with the big f'in hammer a few times and bingo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierrafery Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 For next time if you want to save yourself from struggle keep one of this https://www.halfords.com/motoring/paints-body-repair/rust-removal-treatment/halfords-shock-unlock-spray-400ml-2017 within reach, i have the Loctite version but it saved me every single time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPendrey Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Indeed, that's what the moisture on the bolt is! I figured the heat from drilling followed by the cooling action of the spray might help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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