Hub Bolt Sheared

[honda50r]

Before I do brakes here in a few weeks I have a problem to solve with no foreseeable solution that I can think of, that's why I'm posting it on D'Web




It's broken half way in there

 

[fishEH]

Why don't you remove the other bolts, pull the drivemember flange, and try to back the bolt out?
Why are you showing us your ass end?

And take those light gaurds off before they rip a silver dollar sized hole in your sheetmetal.

 

[psykokid]

If the bolt broke off flush then drill out the bolt with progressively larger bits starting with a small one. PB Blaster and some heat + an ez out should sort it.. No different than getting broken stud out of anything else..

 

[mgreenspan]

You should just swap out the Rover axles/housings for FJ80 axles/housings. It's way more cost effective.

 

[jymmiejamz]

Lol ^^

 

[post]

I guess you could of searched and found a solution instead of showing us what a broken hub bolt looks like.

 

[ERover82]

Nice. How did you do that?

 

[antichrist]

Use left hand drill bits.
I like the rusty axle and snap ring.

 

[ptschram]

Remove hub.

Throw in trash.

Call Marty, Joel, Will, or me. Kindly ask one of us to send you a hub with no broken bolts (I will not be able to ship immediately as I will have to order you a new one, the other guys will have used). Bearings, seals, drive flange gaskets I have in stock.

Wait on the mail.

When it arrives, reassemble and drive on.

My experience has been that sometimes, it is not worth the time, effort and expense of left-hand drill bits, etc to even bother.

 

[robertf]

I've successfully extracted all broken arp hub bolts with the harbor freight left hand bits.

 

[fishEH]

I think you all are getting way ahead of yourselves.
Alex, pull the flange off and give us another pick. If there's some bolt sticking out after removing the flange you may just be able to walk it out with a pair of vise grips since there wouldn't be any tension on it.

 

[riceybean]

I think you all are getting way ahead of yourselves.
Alex, pull the flange off and give us another pick. If there's some bolt sticking out after removing the flange you may just be able to walk it out with a pair of vise grips since there wouldn't be any tension on it.

I think I have had more luck with this method than any type of screw extractor kit.

 

[mgreenspan]

I think you all are getting way ahead of yourselves.
Alex, pull the flange off and give us another pick. If there's some bolt sticking out after removing the flange you may just be able to walk it out with a pair of vise grips since there wouldn't be any tension on it.

It'd be way easier to just use a cutting torch and remove the entire axle and weld one of those Toyota ones on in place. You can even eliminate the springs so that you won't have to worry about sagging.

 

[Nomar]

Greenspan is on the right track here.

Personally, I'd use a plasma cutter, not a cutting torch, and remove the entire frame/axle assembly from the rear and graft in a FZJ80 rear frame/axle.

 

[Jimmy]

I've successfully extracted all broken arp hub bolts with the harbor freight left hand bits.

This. They're not expensive.

 

[jymmiejamz]

It'd be way easier to just use a cutting torch and remove the entire axle and weld one of those Toyota ones on in place. You can even eliminate the springs so that you won't have to worry about sagging.

I'd check on Pirate4x4 first though, and post in the General 4x4 section, not the Land Rover section.

 

[mgreenspan]

I'd check on Pirate4x4 first though, and post in the General 4x4 section, not the Land Rover section.

Yes. They are the most experienced with welding axles.

 

[honda50r]

Alex, pull the flange off and give us another pick. If there's some bolt sticking out after removing the flange you may just be able to walk it out with a pair of vise grips since there wouldn't be any tension on it.

This is what i was thinking. I think the key to whatever I do is taking my time and not fucking it up, and having someone else helping me.

 

[ptschram]

I've successfully extracted all broken arp hub bolts with the harbor freight left hand bits.

I think you all are getting way ahead of yourselves.
Alex, pull the flange off and give us another pick. If there's some bolt sticking out after removing the flange you may just be able to walk it out with a pair of vise grips since there wouldn't be any tension on it.

My experience has been that they broke because they were seized in the hub and no amount of any effort could remove the bits.

 

[D Chapman]

My experience is they break because they worked themselves loose. That's why I throw the stock bolts in the trash and replace them with the correct size bolt.