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(Message started by: sprog on Mar 25^th, 2005, 8:24pm)

Title: aargh ! Snapped tap in hub carrier
Post by sprog on Mar 25^th, 2005, 8:24pm

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 ?

Title: Re: aargh ! Snapped tap in hub carrier
Post by Fitzy on Mar 25^th, 2005, 9:40pm

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.

HTH

Fitzy ;) ;D ;)

Title: Re: aargh ! Snapped tap in hub carrier
Post by sprog on Mar 26^th, 2005, 11:16am

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.

Title: Re: aargh ! Snapped tap in hub carrier
Post by bazw on Mar 26^th, 2005, 3:22pm

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

Title: Re: aargh ! Snapped tap in hub carrier
Post by sprog on Mar 26^th, 2005, 6:14pm

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.