Where exactly are you located?
I thought I read somewhere that you are from pittsburgh.
Rob R.
Where exactly are you located?
I thought I read somewhere that you are from pittsburgh.
Rob R.
Yeah I'm in Pittsburgh. Close to Canonsburg.
oh. I am in New Alexandria. If you were close, I was going to suggest using my welder.
If you feel like travelling this far for the use of a welder, you are welcome to bring your parts here and try it.
Rob R.
In reply to wvumtnbkr:
'preciate it. I doubt I will be out that way sometime soon, but if I am I will send you a PM.
Whatever you do, don't use an easy-out. Heck, mail it to me and I'll get it out - and put some new wheel bearings in there while I've got it.
Next time give them a good whack with an air hammer and put the magic 50% acetone/50% ATF on it. You can still do it then weld a nut on.
pjbgravely wrote: magic 50% acetone/50% ATF
Weasel Piss. 
ScreaminE wrote: Will be heading over to the neighbor's tonight to see if he has a welder of any variety. If not, I may invest in a cheap-o HF flux yeah welder. We'll see.
If you're headed to Harbor Freight you may want to pick up a set of left-hand drill bits anyways. I haven't tried them on any large bolts but they work fine on small fasteners. Cutting fluid helps too.
f6sk wrote: Whatever you do, don't use an easy-out. Heck, mail it to me and I'll get it out - and put some new wheel bearings in there while I've got it.
Yeah I'm not using any of those snake oil products. Last time I did that I had a broken bolt with a broken easy out stuck in the middle of it.
I was wondering if a machine shop could tackle this for me. Is this something that is fairly common at your shop?
To clarify the welding point, thread a nut on the end about halfway. If there are no threads, just get one slightly bigger than the protruding stub and hold it there. Weld the inside of the nut on one of the highest current settings. Plenty of room for wire to build on the inside.
In reply to ScreaminE:
Super common. Any machine shop with an old guy working there can handle it no problem.
If it is a through bolt, then you could drill a small hole down the middle and blow it out with a cutting torch.
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