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Originally Posted by David Hendy
The bolt is broken off almost exactly where the threads start. Which makes the end of the broken piece that is in the car recessed about 1/4 inch above the "sleeve" that protudes from the body.
So, as the broken piece doesn't "stick out" I can't just heat it & put a big vice grips on it. The only way is going to be drill it out or an extractor.
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I was just thinking it might be easier to work from the trunk side to drill out. One possible alternative could be to replace the threaded plate. I think the repair method is to break the spot welded one off and rivet the replacement in. I guess you would need to prime & re-seal as well.
I know the shop manual says to tap those threads before re-installing the bolt(assuming you re-use the threaded plate), so I guess it was a problem area.