Thanks for the advice everyone And Bill, your response is helpful. However, I don't remember how it happened. I think I just leaned too much into tightening the bolt when installing fenders and the head broke off. It was a couple of years ago. I'm not sure what my options are for having someone attend to this locally. I will try the ez-out with the frame as well supported as possible Jason
On Thursday, July 5, 2018 at 8:21:09 PM UTC-4, Jeff wrote: > > I agree that Bill’s likely got the best advice here, though my default is > to try to cut a slot in it with a dremel or hacksaw if there’s enough bolt > body protruding from the boss - it looks like there is but the angle of > the photo makes it hard to tell for sure. Once there’s enough of a slot to > get a slotted screwdriver on it, give it a twist. If that doesn’t work, the > dremel or hacksaw will be handy to just cut the boss right off! 😀 > > On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 6:22 PM Metin Uz <uz.m...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> I agree with all of what Bill said, and I would like to know the answers >> to his questions. >> >> That being said, this is the easiest broken bolt situation one can have. >> The eyelet is open on both sides, and the broken bolt can be extracted in >> either direction without requiring a reverse-handed drill bit or easy out. >> I would like to see a picture of the other end before offering more >> suggestions. >> >> --Metin >> >> >> On Thursday, July 5, 2018 at 1:35:36 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: >>> >>> It's a kind of delicate job with many opportunities to screw it up. I >>> would seriously consider how important it is for you to fix this issue >>> successfully. If it's not that important that you succeed, then go for >>> it. Worst case, you fail, and you effectively lose that attachment point >>> on that frame forever. If it's pretty important, I'd recommend you find >>> somebody who has done this repair before, can put their hands on it, look >>> it over, and quote you a price. It's money and effort well-spent if it's >>> important that you succeed. >>> >>> If you are determined to try it, here are several thoughts: >>> >>> 1. The bolt is not aluminum. It's stainless steel. If the bolt was >>> aluminum it would be a far easier job. >>> 2. Did you break the bolt? If so, describe the situation. Did it >>> thread in easy and smooth, and when it started getting tight, you leaned on >>> it and it broke? Did you install it 5 years ago and then it broke while >>> you were riding? Did somebody else install it five years ago, so you have >>> no idea how easily it went in? Were you forcing it in, because the threads >>> are full of paint? All this contextual information will give you a hint at >>> how hard it will be to remove the bolt. >>> 3. You will start by dimpling the bolt as close to center as you can. >>> Some people use a drift punch to make a dimple. Some may use a center >>> drill. Building a good support fixture and using a drill press would have >>> a much higher chance of success, which is one of the reasons why I'd >>> consider paying somebody >>> 4. The larger the hole you can center drill into the center of the bolt >>> shaft, the better, for the most part. A bigger hole gets you more contact >>> area for your easy out. Sometimes with a big hole you can clear out the >>> rest of the material with a tap. But since you are already borrowing a >>> drill, you presumably don't have either an easy out or a tap. >>> >>> I'd really strongly recommend at least having a good mechanic look at >>> it. If a good mechanic charged you <$50 to do the job, I'd recommend you >>> pay him. Otherwise you might be spending $30 on tools that you may never >>> use again. >>> >>> Bill Lindsay >>> El Cerrito, CA >>> >>> On Thursday, July 5, 2018 at 10:31:01 AM UTC-7, jandrews wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi >>>> I have a bolt stuck in the rear lower rack mount on my Protovelo. >>>> I'm sure some of you have removed one of these successfully. Any tips? >>>> >>>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
