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broken lug bolts
To all that gave advice on how to remove the broken lug bolts thank you.
After drilling the bolts for what seemed like a day I cut the wheels off and told the nitwit that put them on to get me new wheels.One or two bolts would have been worth it but working 16 hours a day I just did not have the time or energy to waste.Great forum and thanks again for the help. |
You're welcome!
Glad to help out. |
Broken lug bolts
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Are the bolt heads stripped?
Won't welding a nut to the bolt be easier than cutting the wheel? |
Drilling a lug bold should not be so, lug bolds are not very hard.
It took me 5 minutes to drill a broken bold out. The trick is low revs and great pressure (and a sharp drill!). Because they are not very hard they stretch every time a little bit when they are installed. Especially when they are overtorqued, as most tyre shops do. When my bold broke a inspected bolds, they were all worn and had to be replaced. I was glad to find this with a tyre change and not when I had a flat. If they all break they are very much overtorqued or completely worn, either way the guy who did this is incompetent |
Too much pressure or speed and you will burn/ the metal-
Then the bit just won't cut. If they are pretty hard, you can get a carbide drill bit instead of HHS. I'd say a steady light pressure with the right speed. You can stop and clean the chips off the bit too several times. I'm glad I have not had this problem!!! Yuck! Michael |
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