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Re: removing broken bolt?

To: charles dubois <duboistr3@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: removing broken bolt?
From: George Richardson <gprtech@frontiernet.net>
Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 19:20:40 -0400
Cc: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
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Sears and probably others sell bolt & screw eztractors for this type of 
thing. You drill a hole in the remains of the bolt, and knock in the 
extractor, which grabs at the sides of the hole and allows you to use a 
wrench to turn it out.

Results may vary. :-)


charles dubois wrote:

>Hi,
> 
>Thanks to some good advice from members of this list I have discovered that 
>the two bolts holding the gear to the camshaft were both very loose.   Upon 
>further investigation I find one of them is actually broken with about 1 inch 
>of it in the camshaft.  None of it protrudes out so I have nothing to grap 
>onto inorder to unscrew it.
> 
>This is not something I have done before.  
> 
>How can I get the broken part of the bolt out?
> 
>Do I have to remove the camshaft and bring it somewhere or is there a way i 
>can attempt a fix myself.?
> 
>Thanks
> 
>
>
>
>  
>

-- 
George Richardson
1957 Triumph TR3 - TS15559L http://www.key-men.com/triumph
1975 Triumph TR6 - Undergoing restoration    
1972 Triumph Stag - Daily Driver
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