busted trailing arm bolt

[hellasnow]

anyone else bust one of these off before? man i'm pissed!!! i had everything but the motor out of my sled to fix a coolant leak. got it all fixed up had it on the garage floor to "burp" the coolant as i filed her back up. then desided to go ahead and pull the sway bar. bolt on the left side seemed to be a bit snug. went on and turned it anyway and SNAP! damn....

looks like i hit a rock on that bolt and the washer around it is banged up so i'm hoping it just got tweaked behind the head of the bolt so i can tap it out easily. the actual peg that comes out of the sled for the trailing arm to slide onto is a bit bent as well. should i go as far as trying to straighten that as well?

now just waiting for a buddies tap and die set to borrow. man i hope i can get her out with ease and not have to die it for a new bolt.

suggestions on straitening that peg at all?

 

[sledsrock]

BFH to move that peg forward, lube that broken bolt up with some penetrating oil and apply some heat to it when you are ready to remove it.

 

[hellasnow]

BFH easy enough always have one of those handy....hahaha.

the penetrating oil and heat are a great idea, would have totally spaced that, thanks!

 

[Motley Doo]

if it doesn't work, slip a nut over the top of what is left of the bolt, one that fits snug, and weld the nut to the bolt from inside the nut, have a wrench handy that fits the nut and twist the nut/bolt out as soon as you can drop the welder! Works AWESOME for getting broken head bolts out of blocks!

 

[2walla]

if that doesnt work...

If the welder/nut doesnt' work, Try drilling it out with a left handed drill bit. If you get to the easy out stage be careful! Breaking off a hardened steel remover can ruin your whole day.. Try to stick with the heat and or penatrating oil.. OH and remember the penetrating oil is flammable...

 

[stumpy2000]

the welding idea is "the" best for that broken bolt... careful that you don't scar the peg too bad or collapse the end in on itself with the bfh -while you're lookin at it might want to check how bent or cracked the running board/tunnel brace etc are...might have to fix or replace the whole (or part of) the assembly