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How To: Extract Broken off Bolt EVERYTIME!!!

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How To Remove a Broken off Bolt! This method works GREAT!! It's best for bolts 1/4" or larger, and the shorter the better, but it sure will surprise you!! ...more
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How to Remove a Broken off Bolt EVERYTIME!!

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First, Grind the Surface Smooth if you can

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Center Punch the Bolt Directly in the Center, It's very important to be exact!!

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Drill the Bolt all the way through with a Drill bit roughly 1/4 the Diameter of the Bolt Ex: 1/2" Bolt, use a 1/8" bit

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Drill the Bolt about Halfway down with a Drill Bit twice the size of the First Bit Ex: 1/8" Hole Use a 1/4" Bit

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Clean off the Threads (If you have any) so that you can start a Nut on them.

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Screw on a Nut, then back off a Half Turn or so

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Take a MIG Welder, and Weld up the Hole, starting as close to the Bottom as you can get, then Weld the Nut onto the Remaining Bolt

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After the Bolt Cools, Gently work it back and forth with a Wrench, sometimes the Bolt will be so loose you can just unscrew it.

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How To: Extract Broken off Bolt EVERYTIME!!!
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How To Remove a Broken off Bolt! This method works GREAT!! It's best for bolts 1/4" or larger, and the shorter the better, but it sure will surprise you!!

TeamGorilla18

155K subscribers