I tried for about 45 minutes today to get the broken bolt out of the hole with no luck.
Of course a drill bit wouldn’t touch the hardened bolt. Was hoping a left hand drill bit
would grab and unscrew the broken piece. I made a tiny chisel out of a punch
and punched a little straight slot in the top of the broken stud, and spent the next
half hour turning it back and forth about 1/4 turn. It would bind up in either direction.
The more I monkeyed, the worse it got.
Could not find an appropriate little stone for my dremmel. Was going to try to grind a
hole into the broken stud and try an easy out. I don’t have any tungsten carbide burr bits
either. I’d like to try to remove the broken stud and attach the puller again, and get
the torch back out. The OMC puller is quite a bit smaller in diameter, so I might be
able to get more heat near the crankshaft than with my other puller.
If I can’t get the broken stud out , then I may be resigned to destroying the flywheel. 🙁
Prepare to be boarded!
