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rear hub bolt snapped

Postby adynix on Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:48 pm

how do you get a snapped wheel bolt out of a rear hub? i just fixed a flat tyre and putting wheel back on then the f***ing thing snapped!
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Re: rear hub bolt snapped

Postby skyblue1 on Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:35 pm

If you have easiouts try that, but I find the small ones snap and they are so hard you can't drill em out. If you have the Torx bits, the star allen key/screwdriver bit thingys. Find a smallish one, drill a hole about the size of the round bit, knock the torx bit into the hole and then turn with your driver to remove broken bolt. This is my favoured way of extrating broken studs. Good luck.
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