| Re: Got a problem! need suggestions I had this happen to an axle I put in my C/K pickup. I tore it apart to put a locker in it, and the bolt was broken like yours. That tool looks pretty nice, wish I would have had it when this happened, however, I will throw out my method as well. I have to credit my girlfriend, she was the one who came up with the idea.
I tried to drill into the bolt remnant to get an easy-out into it, but because the bolt is hardened (or I have REALLY crappy drill bits) and I was only able to make a small divot. My girlfriend came up with the idea to use a chicken skewer (little short one, about 3 inches long or so) to grab the lip of the divot I had made. One of us wiggled the pinion shaft while the other slowly unscrewed the rest of the bolt using the skewer to rotate it.
Good luck! |