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Today’s stuck bolt project.
- Thread starter TC4x4
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And yes, the easy out wasn't so easy!
It is an option
Just know if there is a burr on the top, it will chase that all the way through the rest of the threads
But try it and see how it feels. You also may be able to run it into the cab and cut the nut off after it is loose
Make sure you don’t flambé your carpet
Drill right thru it and put a longer bolt & new nut under the existing one..easiest way out..
Irwin Tools Hanson 53227 Hex Head Multi-Spline Screw Extractor Set, 25 Piece https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002SRG66/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_1A--CbKVMG7MJ
This syle is the best extractor, other than a left hand drill bit. More penetrate, not wd40. Liquid wrench or Kroil oil. Rap it with a hammer after oiling. Use extractor. Maybe a little heat on nut. Are the threads damaged I can't see well in picture.
It looks close to center on drilled hole. You can enlarge that till you see the beginning of the nut threads. The work it out with a center punch and a hammer. Maybe grind off the head.
This syle is the best extractor, other than a left hand drill bit. More penetrate, not wd40. Liquid wrench or Kroil oil. Rap it with a hammer after oiling. Use extractor. Maybe a little heat on nut. Are the threads damaged I can't see well in picture.
It looks close to center on drilled hole. You can enlarge that till you see the beginning of the nut threads. The work it out with a center punch and a hammer. Maybe grind off the head.
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Wire brush the crap out threads on bottom.
those bolts are a lock bolt as in squeezed to a triangle shape to make them pinch in like a stover lock nut . then they have lock-tight blue on them . and by now rust has set in them .
heat is your friend and a good welder and nut on the bottom side and pull it down threw the rest of the way is how i would go at it . i don't own easy out's as they tend to get used for the wrong level of stuck bolts and screw the job up worse .
with the heat and welder tho it would be best to roll the carpet and sound pad back out of the way .
heat is your friend and a good welder and nut on the bottom side and pull it down threw the rest of the way is how i would go at it . i don't own easy out's as they tend to get used for the wrong level of stuck bolts and screw the job up worse .
with the heat and welder tho it would be best to roll the carpet and sound pad back out of the way .
So I ended up drilling out the stuck broken bolt. I drilled out the hole and threads through the welded threaded block on the bottom of the floor. I bought a grade 8 bolt to go through the floor, backed by a lock washer and nut on the bottom side of the floor.
Seems very sturdy and came out pretty clean. I think I’m going to try on size shorter bolt to make the the finished look better.
Seems very sturdy and came out pretty clean. I think I’m going to try on size shorter bolt to make the the finished look better.
rampage
3/4 ton status
Use blue loctite? Lock washers have been known to come loose.
In my experience the seat bolts rarely come loose after a factory install,and I have never had one loosen up that I drilled out and used the second new nut method..the floor itself has cracked and torn loose first on a few trucks I had though,but the bolts stayed tight..
