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stuck bolt in aluminum

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MARK R

05-10-2004 13:53:49




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One quick and easy way to remove a broken bolt in aluminum casting--Find a short piece of steel tubing (gas tank line or brake tubing ) that just fits over the bolt size you are trying to remove--make shore you have enough tubing to fit into a drill chuck and still reach the bottom of the broken bolt--file small teeth in the end of the tubing and drill down around the broken bolt or stud moving the piece of broken stud or bolt in the hole will soon let you know when it's loose

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Bernie in MA

05-11-2004 09:28:50




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 Re: stuck bolt in aluminum in reply to MARK R, 05-10-2004 13:53:49  
I had a wis engine with the pulley allen setscrew scoket stripped. I holesawed a piece of scrap for a guide, took the center drill out, clamped the scrap over the screw and did what you did with the tubing.



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Craig

05-10-2004 19:27:21




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 Re: stuck bolt in aluminum in reply to MARK R, 05-10-2004 13:53:49  
Once when I was a junior machinist I broke a long drill bit off inside a piece of aluminum that I had a lot of time into (expensive mistake to the boss). I struggled with getting the bit out for a while and gave up.

An "old timer" told me to put the whole part in the freezer for a few hours. I thought he was kidding me, expected him to tell me to give the copper magnet a try next. Eventually he begged me into it.

A few hours later I got the frozen part out of the freezer. When I was walking back to put it in the vise I happened to turn it over and the broken drill bit fell out onto the floor. Since then that advice has saved me a few times.

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