Fuxored a bolt, need help.

[ShagginJet]

Was doing rear disk swap. One of the bolts won't unbolt, it just spins freely.

What can I do?

[autocrossthugg]

can you grab the head with some vise-grips and pull it out?

[ShagginJet]

Tried that, no go.

[ebpda9]

what bolt are you talking about ?

[pdiggitydogg]

^right...that might help


Can you tell if there is a nut on the other end of it? Is the body of the part your removing threaded?

[ShagginJet]

It's the bolt that holds the trailing arm up to the car. One bolt is completely stuck and the other hole mis threaded. It's the only bolts that go straight up.

[ebpda9]

just get a torch and warm up the bolts. they should come out. make sure you don't burn yourself or the car.

[pdiggitydogg]

^yeah...thats about the only thing I can think of at the moment that might work...

Worst thing is that the nut thats welded up in the chassis came off the welds...if there is a nut...it could be threaded all the way up (im not sure)...but that seems unlikely becuase of whats happening.

Try using some vise grips (get a really good hold on it) and pull down WHILE turning it...that may hold the nut from spinning, thats up in there (again, if there is a nut)

[blind34_1]

or if its possible get a rotary cutter and cut the head off. bang or drill the shaft through and re tap the hole if necessary. that's probably a last resort option though. Although I will say that drilling into bolts does work, I've done it many times.

[pdiggitydogg]

^Ive only had 1 success with that...a 1/5 success rating isnt to good imo. Each time I got broken exractors instead...but I was using small extractors.

[ShagginJet]

I think I'm gonna cut the botl, drill the hole out, tow the car to a shop and have them weld in a stud, then I'll just NUT the trailing arm to that.

What do yall think?

LOL, I said " I'll just NUT..."

[pdiggitydogg]

do you think you could gain access to it? I mean to the other side to put a nut on

[ShagginJet]

nope. It's in this cavity that you can tell is sealed on all sides. Spent about 3 hours brain storming on how i was gonna get my self out of this mess.

You think if I didn't have that piece bolted and rolled the car onto a flat bed tow truck, think that'd be a problem?

[pdiggitydogg]

as long as its just rolled onto a truck/trailer, and theres 1 bolt...oh wait...the other ones screwed up too.........id jack it up on the way.

[ebpda9]

can't you look at it from under the backseat ?

[ShagginJet]

I'll rip that apart just to double check but I'm 95% sure that it's sealed.