snapped lollipop bolt in chassis HELP!

[Demlotcrew]

To be honest, that will hold ok, i just cant leave you to drive around like that. If you have an off, its the first thing the Insurance assessor will pick up on.

[Demlotcrew]

the bush is the same other side mate and this is better ?

The bush is not correctly aligned, its not worn but its not designed to be loaded like that.

[BATTS91]

ok thanks ill do another 2 then i have smacked this with a hammer goes nowhere , the captive nut is fooked so i might drill straight through and nut and bolt it aswell if that makes people happy ?

[Demlotcrew]

Why is the captive nut damaged?

[BATTS91]

nope snapped off again so ok this didnt work granted bad idea !!!!
so next call will be drilling straight through and nut n bolt it ? or objections to that aswell then ?

[Speedtouch]

It's probably worth drilling it using progressively larger drill bits until you're very close to the thread edge, then try and collapse the remainder of the bolt in on itself.

Perhaps use a junior hacksaw or padsaw/jigsaw blade to cut through the thin wall to the thread edge.

[Jos]

If it's cross threaded then trying to save the threads on the chassis side isn't really worth it. As speedtouch said small drill 1st, keep the speed down when drilling hard steels, if you can get coolant on it all the better. Work your way up the sizes. Don't try and go too fast or you'll just cook the drill bits.

[BATTS91]

thank guys going to get a couple of new drill bits tomoz 5m 8m 10m and going to helicoil it as the captive nut is defo fooked oh and a new can of dw-40 lost the nozzle of mine lol

[Nobby_N]

Please disregard the above post.
I've just looked back at the previous page!!!!!!!
Do we really have members this retarded?? Words fail me.

Best reply off the thread! Nearly really did piss myself, someone help this lad out before he hurts himself or someone else lol

[GunnarJenson]

An interesting read from a mechanical engineer's point of view, if this link works give it a read batts.

http://www.markthewelder.co.uk/id69.html

[BATTS91]

thanks buddy ill have a read , the thing is i had welded a nut on today and it sheared off again further into the hole

[penton08]

Normal drill bits will make a bad situation worse!! you need "Dormer" drill bits for a job like this, Start off small and work up to an 8mm (iirc) and tap the remains out. If you get it right you should not need to helicoil it. Be warned though, do NOT snap the drill bit in the hole!! If you could get the car to me i would sort it for you FOC in the interests of road safety.

[Dezzy]

Normal drill bits will make a bad situation worse!! you need "Dormer" drill bits for a job like this, Start off small and work up to an 8mm (iirc) and tap the remains out. If you get it right you should not need to helicoil it. Be warned though, do NOT snap the drill bit in the hole!! If you could get the car to me i would sort it for you FOC in the interests of road safety.

Bat and Ball get your shed around to BBB asap!

Best offer your going to get!

[BATTS91]

thanks penton ill have a look around clacton in the morning for dormer drill bits whats the diffrence between that and a normal drill bit ? the strengh ? or the way they cut?

[Duke137]

Dormer is the manufacturer. Try your local Cromwell Tools. There is one in Basildon, don't know how far you are from them

[kam-325i]

Or Trubor.....

[BATTS91]

yea just had a google and realised after i asked im in clacton which is 60miles away and not driving at mo have to try around a few diy and car shops here cheers bud

[Duke137]

They are a bit more of an engineers tool rather than a B&Q special tbh mate

Clacton is miles from anywhere!

[BATTS91]

i know it is this place is a joke seriously haven't lived here long if not ill have to get the best i can find

[VW-will]

Batts, if u can't get it out tomorrow, let me know... I'll get some new bolts, tap etctetc and come up next weekend think me n Kellyn rox was gona come up that way anyway

[BATTS91]

all i can get is 8 or 9mm colbolt drillbits or a whole set for £40 which i dont think has an 8.5 in it either :/

[rhubarb]

Scraps £120 a tonne at the moment

[BATTS91]

update ...............

[BATTS91]

just got to clean the shite up from welding

[mattycoops43]

You took the bracket off, and welded the head of a bolt on from behind?

Good call!

[Nobby_N]

Finally the thread is done and we can all go back to our boring lives! welding bolt on from behind is a good touch lol

[BATTS91]

nahh no welding it this time i realise now that was never going to work managed to get a lift into colchester to get some tools clacton is shit drilled and tapped

[capri_rob]

Finally

[Speedtouch]

Well done, looks like a nice job. Now get some paint on the chassis leg quick!

[BATTS91]

already done that with some schutz underseal and a brush

[bodger]

any pics of your car?

[BATTS91]

can get some up tomoz when its light if your that insterested lol

[Dezzy]

It only took 10 pages

[redcar]

It only took 10 pages

[BATTS91]

i know mainly bickering , and bout two pages of poss buying a welder lol i cnt believe it neither funny