[Mgs] Shear Bolt Removal

[Charles Hill]

I second Steve's recommendation of using a left-hand drill bit.  
Assuming that you have access.  TCs don't have this feature.  The trick 
is to centerpunch the bolt to give a good start for the drill bit.  The 
fastener will usually start screwing out while drilling with the 
left-hand bit.

Regards,
Charles Hill

  On 10/21/2011 7:03 PM, Steven Trovato wrote:
> I never did this on an MG, but the last time I used a drill to remove 
> the heads.  Once they were gone, the lock assembly could be removed.  
> Then the remains of the bolts could be removed by hand, as they lived 
> in a clean and dry environment.  If I was doing it again, I would try 
> a left hand drill bit.  They might just unscrew just from that.  Of 
> course, this was all on something Japanese, so I may be all wrong if 
> MGs are substantially different.
>
> -Steve Trovato
> strovato at optonline.net