<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">There are a number of products to extract a bolt. You need to drill into the bolt shank, insert the tool and ease out the bolt. Thereby saving the threads and diameter of the frame.Applying a bit of heat from a MAP gas torch would help too.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature">Ira Erbs<br>Portland, OR<br> _______ _______<br> (______ \____1960 BT7____/ _______)<br> (_________________________)<br></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 8:46 AM, R. Price Lindsay <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:050.rpl@gmail.com" target="_blank">050.rpl@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">I have stripped a non-essential bolt in the frame and want to replace it on my BJ8. I really don’t want to drill it out, re-tap it and use a larger bolt for visual reasons. I don’t have access to a welding machine (probably a good thing). Is there a way to re-fill the hole and tap it to the correct size? There could be a lot of stress on the bolt.<br><div>
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