Stevo Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Well I replaced both bearings on the car over a week ago. The torque wrench was set to 60lb.ft. and one of the bolts snapped. Blame aside (my brother not holding the wrench at 90* or fatigued bolt steel - I blame the latter), I have a 1/4" of thread poking out the face of the bearing. Theres 2 ways I can think of to get the partial bolt out. 1. Put some kind of nut on it. Weld and continue tighten/twisting pulling the bolt all the way through the face of the bearing. (problem is putting heat to a part containing a bearing) 2. With a grinder. Flaten the bolt threads on positions 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock in a way to create a bolt head to get a wrench on it and tighten/twisting it to pull it through the face of the bearing. is there a #3 I am not thinking of? Opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pontiac6KSTEAWD Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Drill in with a small drill bit and use an easy out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted September 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 The steel is rather hard (not hard enough to snap though). Is it possible to get a bit through to easy out it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pontiac6KSTEAWD Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Dont see why not. Another option is to weld a smaller bolt on to the top of that bolt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted September 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Dont see why not. Another option is to weld a smaller bolt on to the top of that bolt... I think welding would be a bad idea considering this is a bearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fargo_182 Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 crazy the same thing happened to me on my passenger side wheel bearing when i replaced it, i had grerat luck and the bolt came right out with my fingers, went to the auto store and bought a new one, and problem solved. good luck getting it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey b Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 welding shouldn't be too bad. We are just talking about a spot weld, not some heavy duty high heat. I don't think and EZ out will work well for you. And they do snap rather easily. I would first grind off to put a wrench on, that is a great idea. Maybe just a bit and throw some visegrips on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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