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sprog
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aargh ! Snapped tap in hub carrier
« on: Mar 25th, 2005, 8:24pm » |
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I was changing a front suspension spring and snapped the head off the 18mm pinch bolt that clamps the bottom of the strut.
I drilled through the bolt and was using a tap to cut a thread when the the b****y thing snapped.There isn't even enough sticking out to get the mole grips on.
After much bashing and rough treatment (mainly to my fingers) I gave up and will now be phoning round scappies tomorrow.
Can it be saved ?
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Re: aargh ! Snapped tap in hub carrier
« Reply #1 on: Mar 25th, 2005, 9:40pm » |
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Sprog, to get it out you could always weld another bolt to the broken bit then just use a socket to remove it, have done this many a time on my previous cars.
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sprog
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Re: aargh ! Snapped tap in hub carrier
« Reply #2 on: Mar 26th, 2005, 11:16am » |
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The problem is the tap snapped about 1/4" deep in the hole.
One of my attempts to get it out was to whack it with a punch and BIG hammer,so the threads might be a bit chewed now anyway.
It's worth a go though,thanks Fitzy.
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Re: aargh ! Snapped tap in hub carrier
« Reply #3 on: Mar 26th, 2005, 3:22pm » |
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you will ned to go to an iron mongers (b and q wont do )and you need to get an armour plate drill bit (they have a stronger shank and flatter angle to the cutting edge
dont try these wonder drills like the tungstan ones you see on the tv shops they will burn out in a min.
use a lot of oil or get a tin of drill cutting compound to use with it (looks like dog s**t but works )
remember the tap is harder than the drills in a dirll set
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sprog
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Re: aargh ! Snapped tap in hub carrier
« Reply #4 on: Mar 26th, 2005, 6:14pm » |
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I found one in a scrappy,so for the sake of a tenner I took the easy option.
That armour drill sounds interesting Baz, a few of those would be handy in the old tool-box.
BTW the donor car was in a scrappy in St Helens called Atlas.It was a 2.0 16v saloon in navy blue.The drivers side looked a bit stoved in and the interior was all over the place but under the bonnet it's all there,manifold,coils MAF etc.There number is 01744 612712.
Cheers John.
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