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Need some help, broke sway bar bolt

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Old 06-27-2011, 11:29 AM
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Default Need some help, broke sway bar bolt
I was taking the rear sway bar bolts out of the frame and snapped one. I soaked them in pb for 2 days and still wouldnt come out. I tried a extracter but am afraid it will break to. I take it the nuts are welded in the frame, can I stick a piece of steel in there and bust them off and get new. Im at a stand still on my lift, any help would be great. Thanks
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I was taking the rear sway bar bolts out of the frame and snapped one. I soaked them in pb for 2 days and still wouldnt come out. I tried a extracter but am afraid it will break to. I take it the nuts are welded in the frame, can I stick a piece of steel in there and bust them off and get new. Im at a stand still on my lift, any help would be great. Thanks
try heating up the bolt with a torch and try the extractor. If that does not work, find a lad with a plasma cutter.
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Will a small a propane torch get hot enough?
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Will a small a propane torch get hot enough?
That is what I normally use for some of those nasty rusted up nuts/bolts to free them up.
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