I was replacing my rear shocks with some bilstein sports yesterday and I broke off the bolt holding the shock to the trailing arm on the driver's side. I was trying to beat the weather so instead of using the tried and true PB blaster / torch combo, I pulled out the 18" breaker bar.
Oh snap. Literally.
So I broke out the easy outs, drill, cobalt bits, PB blaster, and the torch. It broke flush with the trailer arm, so grabbing it with vice grips was out of the equation.
First I heated the trailing arm section surrounding the broken bolt. I let it cool then hit it with PB blaster.
I drilled a pilot hole about an inch in, then sized it according to the extractor I was using. More heat, more cooling, then a shit ton of PB blaster and I let it sit until this morning.
This morning I pounded the extractor in and fit the T-handle on. Then I broke the extractor.
What's next? New trailing arm?
Oh snap. Literally.
So I broke out the easy outs, drill, cobalt bits, PB blaster, and the torch. It broke flush with the trailer arm, so grabbing it with vice grips was out of the equation.
First I heated the trailing arm section surrounding the broken bolt. I let it cool then hit it with PB blaster.
I drilled a pilot hole about an inch in, then sized it according to the extractor I was using. More heat, more cooling, then a shit ton of PB blaster and I let it sit until this morning.
This morning I pounded the extractor in and fit the T-handle on. Then I broke the extractor.
What's next? New trailing arm?
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