bolt snapped in torsion bar....how to remove?

1. VillicusVTR Established Member Joined: Jul 2010 Oldbury Posts: 1556 Citroen Saxo VTR 1998

   #1 8th August 2011, 16:53

   as in the picture, a bolt snapped in my torsion bar, anyone got any ingenious ways of getting it out? I dont have mole grips or extractors.....
   
   
2. dan-sport Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 236

   #2 8th August 2011, 17:00

   i suppose pliers could work if the bolt is loose enough
3. VillicusVTR Established Member Joined: Jul 2010 Oldbury Posts: 1556 Citroen Saxo VTR 1998

   #3 8th August 2011, 17:01

   tried em = fail
4. dan-sport Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 236

   #4 8th August 2011, 17:09

   is it still quite tight then? have you tried turning it back as its come out abit then snapped from the looks of it, only other way you could do it is drill it out and retap it
5. dan-sport Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 236

   #5 8th August 2011, 17:11

   or get a socket thats abit smaller then it and make it fit with a hammer then undo it that way
6. VillicusVTR Established Member Joined: Jul 2010 Oldbury Posts: 1556 Citroen Saxo VTR 1998

   #6 8th August 2011, 17:11

   it snapped whilst we were ratcheting it in...fuckin bastard thing, yea its tighter than...ermm...... midget pussy.
7. dan-sport Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 236

   #7 8th August 2011, 17:17

   ye well smash a small socket over it and make it fit and it should come out then, i've always done it and its fine just make sure you get a new bolt and dont try to use the old one haha

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8. Ben_SaxoForte Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project

   #8 8th August 2011, 17:18

   something like these would get it out no problem, ive got a set myself bought them when a couple of my manifold studs snapped they grip onto the broken piece as u turn, not sure if you could just get one from somewhere as you wouldnt really need a whole set
   
   http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-V...item3a68f63b5b

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9. dan-sport Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 236

   #9 9th August 2011, 12:25

   how did you get on bud?
10. Gandi699 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182

    #10 9th August 2011, 14:51

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Ben_SaxoForte something like these would get it out no problem, ive got a set myself bought them when a couple of my manifold studs snapped they grip onto the broken piece as u turn, not sure if you could just get one from somewhere as you wouldnt really need a whole set http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-V...item3a68f63b5b

    Yeah those things are good. Failing that use a screw/stud extractor but you'll have to drill the bolt first with a pilot hole. Got my screw extractor set for £6
11. VillicusVTR Established Member Joined: Jul 2010 Oldbury Posts: 1556 Citroen Saxo VTR 1998

    #11 9th August 2011, 16:05

    gunna try agen in a bit!