Extracting snapped wheel bolts?
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Extracting snapped wheel bolts?
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27-05-2013, 07:31 PM
Went to investigate a very poorly sounding wheel bearing on the Coupe today, Found one of the wheel bolts had snapped and another snapped when I tried to get the wheel off. Bugger.
Any tools/techniques to getting the remaining thread out of the hub? Or is it a new hub job? Cheers, Pete
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27-05-2013, 07:34 PM
Is there any thread left sticking out or is it snapped flush?
You could try grinding a flat line in it, heating it till glowing then using a flat head to try and turn it out. If not, drill it out then try and extractor or a reverse drill bit.
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27-05-2013, 07:43 PM
Snapped well into the hub Nail, Gonna have to drill it out methinks! Not even tried the other wheels I daren't lol
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27-05-2013, 07:52 PM
are the hubs the same as 306 ones where you could thread it through and out the other side? If so, drill it, out with a big bit and it may just grip enough to push it out of the back. Get some heat on it and hopefully that will help a bit.
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27-05-2013, 08:58 PM
Try taking disc off might give you bit more access to get to bolt
If it was mine id be getting a new hub. Especially if it needs a bearing aswell 
27-05-2013, 10:10 PM
Saying as it needs a wheel bearing take the stub out, you'll probably be fit to get an extractor on the back of the studs and screw them out, you could also drill out the stud as big as you can go without taking the threads out, and finish it of with a tap, 306 has and odd thread size though iirc.
28-05-2013, 05:11 AM
Cheers chaps, looked on ebay and I can get a another hub for £30 off a breaker so reckon that'll be worth a punt...especially when the bearings knackered anyway?
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28-05-2013, 07:40 AM
If wheel bearing is shagged, then change the hub given its got to come off anyway to change the hub, that said, id still press a new bearing into another hub so i knew it was good to go, but you should be ok with another hub as is.
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28-05-2013, 11:34 AM
Press the bearing out and just buy a new hub face, they're really not that expensive!!
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28-05-2013, 12:09 PM
lol no, but id predict a second hand hub with face would be the same money, and if hes not gunna change the bearing, then the easiest option heh
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