Broken Exhaust Bolt
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It's irony that this happened when it did, since I planned to upgrade the master cylinder and power steering they will be the first to be removed to make room to start drilling.
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You can try to weld a nut to the broken bolt. This heats the stud and sometimes releases it and you can turn it out with the nut. Other than that, you need to drill and easy out it and that isn't fun on the truck.
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From: **** hole San Jose ca.
My father in-law at that time cut the inner fender apron where needed.
Then used a file to square off the broken stud head off the best he could.
Then center punched the two broke studs an drilled a small pilot hole then used a long 12"x3/8" drill bit.
Once finished he replaced the cut out pieces with a over lapping piece of sheet medal with screws an painted over the patched area
Orich.
Then used a file to square off the broken stud head off the best he could.
Then center punched the two broke studs an drilled a small pilot hole then used a long 12"x3/8" drill bit.
Once finished he replaced the cut out pieces with a over lapping piece of sheet medal with screws an painted over the patched area
Orich.
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In a perfect world I would have a tig welder an acetylene torch, an engine hoist in my man cave. In reality, I have a compressor a set of hand tools and a propane torch LOL
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My father in-law at that time cut the inner fender apron where needed.
Then used a file to square off the broken stud head off the best he could.
Then center punched the two broke studs an drilled a small pilot hole then used a long 12"x3/8" drill bit.
Once finished he replaced the cut out pieces with a over lapping piece of sheet medal with screws an painted over the patched area
Orich.
Then used a file to square off the broken stud head off the best he could.
Then center punched the two broke studs an drilled a small pilot hole then used a long 12"x3/8" drill bit.
Once finished he replaced the cut out pieces with a over lapping piece of sheet medal with screws an painted over the patched area
Orich.
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I don't think you can. If you can see it, you might be able to get a punch on it and drive it clockwise to "unscrew" or disengage it. If you can't see the piece, you might be able to make some space around it with a dremel or small drill and pick it out. When you get it out, is the time to use a lot of heat...a LOT of heat and penetrating oil.