Sheared Bolt!

Have been doing rear wheel bearings this afternoon and completed one side, but now have a problem. Just started the other side and managed to shear one of the flange bolts. It did not move at all so is all the way in. I have tried to get the flange off, because then at least I can have a go at getting it out with the bit that will then be sticking out but no joy.

Any ideas??

so the flange is "stuck" in place with all of the bolts undone bar one which has no head on it ?

just get a drift in where the gasket goes and prize/hit it - and then wind 2 nuts onto the stud to remove it - if there's not enough stud then weld on a bit of bar to help turn it

cheers Sean, yep, you got it. Have being trying to prize/hit it, but it doesn't seem to want to move. Maybe I'll go and try with a bigger hammer and some more force this time, will let you know...

a thin flat drift will do it - it'll just be the gasket holding it on - unless someone has used some sort of sealant

dont hit it toooooooo hard

Got the flange off, not easy, even once broke it from the gasket it still didn't want to come off the bolt, but eventually got it with a bit of persuasion! The bolt has no thread at the top so can't use nuts and have got no welder, looks like I'm going to have to find a friendly welder! cheers for your help.

BrightonPhil said:

Got the flange off, not easy, even once broke it from the gasket it still didn't want to come off the bolt, but eventually got it with a bit of persuasion! The bolt has no thread at the top so can't use nuts and have got no welder, looks like I'm going to have to find a friendly welder! cheers for your help.

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drizzle some plusgaz onto it and leave it to soak in for a few days - get yourself a set of good quality mole grips - they might work

this is an ideal opportunity to justify to yer doris the need to buy a welder

also try a bit of heat on it after the plus gas soaks in.

Griffdowg said:

also try a bit of heat on it after the plus gas soaks in.

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Dunt bother with the wd40 it's gona be fookin solid if you burst the head of it. If there's enough of a stud to play with give it a few smacks on the end of the stud to shock it then either a pair of vice grips or stilsons even better, but dont break it off.

If it dunt move then heat it to fook, not the stud but the flange, and see if it comes out. If you snap it off then no stud extractor in this planet is gona get it out. you will have to clean the threads once its out.

If you snap it off, center it, then run drills down it until the wall is thin enough to run a punch down with a sharpened point to collapse the wall in, then run a tap down and refit with a set of new bolts.

If there aint enough to grip then the extractor is the only choice but go for a parallel one the tapered ones are not as good, but snap one of them in then you are fooked, too hard to drill out.

Thanks for all your suggestions. I managed to get it out about half an hour ago, sprayed it with WD40 earlier, then used some heat on it and then vice grips and it came... eventually! Will finish it all off tomorrow with new bolts and clean the threads. Why do the simple jobs always turn out to be such a bitch! Managed to change a bearing roadside a couple of months ago with no problems then when at home with tools and time it turns out to be a right f%$ker!