Snapped two bolts! Now what?!!

[20vKarlos]

Guys, last night I was taking the subframe supports off so that I could then drop the FARB to polybush it and I’ve had a bolt snap on both sides!

I tried my very best not to snap them but the more I removed, the more likely it was to snap!
I have tried to drill them both out but they’re high tensile (or seem like it) and I’ve also tried extractors...
I tried mulgrips before drilling the one that protrudes, but it wouldn’t budge


These photos were taken before drilling.

 

[Louis]

Drill out or weld a nut

 

[Dex90]

can't you get a magnet and pull the bolt through from inside the car? The bolts arent attached to anything how they are now. There's no threads it's screwed into

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[PhillipM]

Put a nut over them, weld straight down the middle with a LOT of power on - the welding heat will likely crack the corrosion holding them in as well.

 

[bloke]

get a punch and smack them in to the subframe and then just pop some rivnuts in. good drill bit will sort them but rolled bolts always end up being a pain to drill out.

can't you get a magnet and pull the bolt through from inside the car? The bolts arent attached to anything how they are now. There's no threads it's screwed into

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that's on the subframe not the car and it's a welded nut so ain't going anywhere.

 

[JB21]

Just smash the bolt through or drill it out and then open the centre hole slightly and get a bolt leader and pull some new bolts through?

 

[Dex90]

get a punch and smack them in to the subframe and then just pop some rivnuts in. good drill bit will sort them but rolled bolts always end up being a pain to drill out.



that's on the subframe not the car and it's a welded nut so ain't going anywhere.

my bad, I read subframe but thought rear axle because of the pics ,in which case the bolts would be lose .

 

[bloke]

my bad, I read subframe but thought rear axle because of the pics ,in which case the bolts would be lose .

To be honest I thought they were the rear beam bolts for a minute as well!!

 

[20vKarlos]

Drill out or weld a nut

I don’t have a welder and I’ve tried drilling... I’ll give it another go though. ??

can't you get a magnet and pull the bolt through from inside the car? The bolts arent attached to anything how they are now. There's no threads it's screwed into

I don’t believe so, if it were that easy, I’d have just been able to punch them out though, surely?
One is on the subframe, the other is on the body of the car.

Put a nut over them, weld straight down the middle with a LOT of power on - the welding heat will likely crack the corrosion holding them in as well.

This would be perfect, but I don’t have a welder, or access to one.

get a punch and smack them in to the subframe and then just pop some rivnuts in. good drill bit will sort them but rolled bolts always end up being a pain to drill out.
that's on the subframe not the car and it's a welded nut so ain't going anywhere.

One is on the car, the other is on the subframe.

One bolt on each side snapped off, leaving me with 3 holes on each side

Just smash the bolt through or drill it out and then open the centre hole slightly and get a bolt leader and pull some new bolts through?

I’ll continue to try drilling them out, but hopefully I’ll be able to smash the one in the subframe into the subframe.

Turning out to be a pain ???‍♂️

 

[JamesBryan]

Need some decent drill bits, steady speed so you don't burn them up and probably safe to use some cutting oil or similar.

 

[bloke]

Or the easy way...juat leave the silly thing off!!

 

[20vKarlos]

Will they be alright with three bolts in each side?

I’m not one for bodging stuff, but if it continues to be a prick to sort! It’ll have three bolts ??

 

[20vKarlos]

P.S. is the FARB going to be a b*****d to refit now it’s got poly bushes... YES! Most definitely

 

[bloke]

Yeah, not like they do much anyway.