Front starter brace bolt

[jag7720]

I finally got around to installing the front starter brace only to find that the previous bolt had broken off and is still in the block.

What have you guys done to get that sucker out?

I thought about grinding the block down slightly to get to the bolt and making it flat also so I could get a nice surface to drill a pilot hole in the center to use an easy-out... or drill it completely out and re-tap.

Thoughts?

 

[crusty]

I wonder if a body shop stud welder would be of any use?

 

[jag7720]

To do what? Weld on an new piece of threaded stud to the piece that broke off in the block?

 

[IRWFO]

The bolt shouldn't be bottomed out. I would use a reverse drill bit and most likely it will unscrew itself out.

 

[jag7720]

I got the truck that way so I'll prolly need to soak it with some sort of penetrating oil for a week or so first.