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Heims
01-02-2004, 10:02 PM
So the other day I was attemptin to get my coilovers put on, but many a driving day in the salty winter conditions has put a hinder on my suspension activity...here's what gives....my lower strut mount bolt broke as i was attempting to remove it, now all thats left is a corroded bolt without a head to remove it by...so my question is how to get it out and how to prevent the others from doin the same which i feel is inevitable....I've hear u gotta heat it and hammer it out but i dont have the capabilities and ive heard it cost a shit load to get this done...any help? thanx

anasowner
01-03-2004, 01:20 PM
drill and use a bolt extractor to remove it after you heat it, i wouldnt recommend hammering it out as this may cause other problems later on, any decent mechanic can use a bolt extractor if they know what theyre doing, i had to do this to the bolts that hold my radiator in (of all things, right?)

Heims
01-03-2004, 06:59 PM
cool thanx, I'll search around