houston, we have a problem,

[Limca]

fook sake my day aint going well at all:dapprove: .

the bolt broke off. I didnt even tighten it that much. it just broke off without any warning.

the other half is in in the wheel drum. how do i get it out.

 

[steve740]

get it drilled out or some cases new hub unfortunately

 

[Matt 16v]

you can get a bolt etraction kit, otherwise you could just scrap the whole car and buy another one without the snapped off bolt :rasp:

 

[Steve]

Get yourself a good set of drills.

Start small & work up in size, aim for the centre of bolt.

Quite often by the time you have gone through several drills it comes away.

Had this prob on VAG.

 

[Limca]

anyone know how much it would cost to drill it out?
where can i go if i cant do it?
where do i get the bolt etraction kit from?
how much does a new hub cost, if all fails?

 

[ClioGav]

i know it sounds obvious but have you taken the wheel off? sometimes it's possible to twist the bolt out if there is any of it stuck out of the hub.

Also, depending on how tight it is, you could use a centre-punch to tap it round and hopefully it will break lose

 

[BrianR]

You need a thing called an easy-out.

look here,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EASY-OUT-STUD...ryZ30917QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Ali]

OOps!

 

[Christopher]

oops.

i did this on my dad's mexico, he was well chuffed. lol

i drilled it out but it took fookin' ages. you have to be careful not to foul the threads as you get near the end too.

 

[tommyboy]

oopsy

 

[adamRS]

Thats why I grease my nuts!!!!!!!:S (minds out the gutter please)!!

 

[GarethM]

something your not telling us adam??

i have one still sheared off in my drivers side hub just never gotten round to drilling it out.

 

[Wazza182]

the tool you need is an easy out, and as im such a lovely person im going to fix it for him...................... well hopefully

 

[Christopher]

something your not telling us adam??

i have one still sheared off in my drivers side hub just never gotten round to drilling it out.

you have 3 bolts on one wheel?!

 

[Wazza182]

All done!

Firstly we tried drilling a hole in the broken bolt and use an easy out to extract it , but as the bolt was made from hardend steel i had no chance with my drill bits. So after a few seconds of thinking i used a center punch to unwind the bolt this was done by making two intends on the bolt and using a hammer to turn the bolt. After a few turns we used a pair of grips to unwind it.

 

[Limca]

MASSIVE THANKS TO NICK AND NICKS DAD.
IM SO PLEASED. GOT THERE IN THE END.

jay

 

[Wazza182]

MASSIVE THANKS TO NICK AND NICKS DAD.
IM SO PLEASED. GOT THERE IN THE END.

jay

As my dad said

'keep your nuts well greased and don't over tighten them'

 

[Limca]

i have now learnt my lesson. thanx nick's dad

 

[Nafoff]

lol........good to see it got sorted

 

[john.med]

My locking wheel bolt snapped on the front wheel about 6 months ago. Worried me a little at first, but soon forgot about it.

Hasn't presented a problem since.

 

[Wazza182]

My locking wheel bolt snapped on the front wheel about 6 months ago. Worried me a little at first, but soon forgot about it.

Hasn't presented a problem since.

have u still got the broken bolt in there?

if so get it sorted or you will come unstuck in the future

 

[mike_1506]

aw!