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    3/16/2021 4:47 AM  #1

    Nos681
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    From: Atlantic Mine, Michigan
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    Broken bolt/stud removal

    Ran across this video after watching Daze’s 351w startup on engine stand and clutch for his mill.

    Thought I would share this tip.

    https://youtube.com/shorts/ifBy6O-NZzw

    Last edited by Nos681 (3/16/2021 4:49 AM)

     

    3/17/2021 8:42 PM  #2

    MS
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    Re: Broken bolt/stud removal

    I have been using that method since waaay before internet publicized it. Works every time!

    Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
     

    3/18/2021 4:57 AM  #3

    TKOPerformance
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    Re: Broken bolt/stud removal

    Yep, been doing that for two decades now.  It definitely works a LOT better than typical extractors, which I find rarely work. 

     

    3/18/2021 6:28 AM  #4

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    Re: Broken bolt/stud removal

    What's the purpose of the washer?  Does it just protect the surrounding metal from weld splatter when you are welding the nut to the stud?

     

    3/18/2021 8:59 AM  #5

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    Re: Broken bolt/stud removal

    That as well as providing another layer to prevent galling of the base surface when turning the nut.
    The only thing I have added is a shot of penetrating lube at the washer/head surface.
    I first saw this method when Steve first mentioned it on this forum.

    Last edited by Rudi (3/18/2021 9:00 AM)

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    3/18/2021 12:04 PM  #6

    wsinsle
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    Re: Broken bolt/stud removal

    Hell even I could probably do that. 

    If this forum can't fix it, it isn't broke.
     

    3/18/2021 12:48 PM  #7

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    Re: Broken bolt/stud removal

    Its easier to weld the broken bolt/stud to the washer because its thinner, especially if the bolt/stud is broken below the surface.  It can be tricky to try and effectively weld inside a nut if the bolt/stud is below the surface, and the smaller it is in diameter that harder it is. 

     

    3/19/2021 2:47 PM  #8

    MS
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    Re: Broken bolt/stud removal

    Ditto tko’s reply.  It is easier to weld a thick washer to the broken stud. I typically weld the outside flats of the nut to the washer, making a stronger attachment.  The welding heat makes the broken stud come out very easily, especially if you spray a little “stuff” onto the heated threads. As it cools, it pulls the “stuff” into all the threads, making it even easier to turn.

    Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
     

    3/19/2021 5:07 PM  #9

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    Re: Broken bolt/stud removal

    Thanks.  Now I need to go in search of some broken studs to try this out!

     

     

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