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Removing sheared bolt

  • 03-07-2014 11:58am
    #1
    daveohdave
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 483 ✭✭


    Check strap in a Viano, a common problem but because of a nasty fix by the previous owner, probably massively delayed, one of the bolt heads has sheared off.

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    The remainder of the bolt is flush or even a little below the surface, not straight across, and as you can see from the screwdriver, I don't have a lot of access in a straight line, so I'm not sure I'd be able to use one of those reverse thread things even if I could get a straight line to it.

    Any tips or tricks for me? I don't really want to leave it, it'll probably just result in a string of check straps at €50 a pop.

    Anyone ever taken the door off one of these, or a Vito? Is it just a matter of removing the check strap and the grub screws at the hinges, detaching the loom, and lifting it up? Is it heavy?


Comments

  • #2
    Slideways
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,055 ✭✭✭Slideways


    Been a while since I was playing with Mercs.

    I think your best course of action is to remove the door card and see if you can wind the bolt into the door. Failing that, disconnect the loom and unbolt the door. It won't be crazy heavy but you'll need help to avoid bending the hinges.

    Get the bolt out by drilling them dead centre and then pick a torx bit that's slightly too large. Bash it into the hole and voila, it'll come out.


  • #3
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,679 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    If you undo the bottom bolt and slide the check strap out of the way you should be able to get to the stub of the old bolt with a pair of vice grips and wind it out.
    If that fails then you could always tack weld another bolt to the stub and wind it out while hot.


  • #4
    josealdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 745 ✭✭✭josealdo


    CJhaughey wrote: »
    If you undo the bottom bolt and slide the check strap out of the way you should be able to get to the stub of the old bolt with a pair of vice grips and wind it out.
    If that fails then you could always tack weld another bolt to the stub and wind it out while hot.

    sometimes you can unscrew it out with a scriber .


  • #5
    Sir Arthur Daley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,720 ✭✭✭Sir Arthur Daley


    CJhaughey wrote: »
    If you undo the bottom bolt and slide the check strap out of the way you should be able to get to the stub of the old bolt with a pair of vice grips and wind it out.
    If that fails then you could always tack weld another bolt to the stub and wind it out while hot.

    The op said the bolt is below the surface so both suggestions wont work.


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