Stub Axle bolt broke

[gardrover]

The bolt head just snapped right off.....

Any salvage ideas?

 

[D Chapman]

Take the spindle off and see if there is enough meat to get vise grips on. If not, try a EZ out.

 

[Steve Rupp]

I have a set of snap-on left handed drill bits for this. If there is no locktite on the threads, it usually works. If it doesn't, I'll try the easy out. I have broken a few easy outs though, then you're screwed.

 

[flyor]

Did you try a left hand drill bit yet? If not, try heating the area around the threaded hole and drill into it with the reversed drill bit it may break it free and back out of the hole. Let the rest of us kmow the outcome.
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[ShaunP]

I hate ezi outs. I'd rather drill and retap to the next size if you have to.

 

[gardrover]

this happened like an hour ago,

i got the rest of the stub off and there's about 2mm of metal sticking out
there seems to be a little loctite on the bolts(red) but it is 10 years old (hard to see anything through the rust)
i think im gonna try to heat it first and use the left drill bit