...This is one of those classic going from bad to worse situations...
...The problem is keep buggering the treads and there is a good chance you will be looking for a new fly wheel.
easy outs are very evil things..
I agree with that!
For years I've had great luck removing broken bolts by TIG welding a little blob on top of them, doesn't damage the threads in the least and I'd say better than 95% of the time they'll come out without drilling.
I just did a job removing some broken exhaust manifold bolts on a Cat bulldozer... the mechanics had already tried driling small holes, welding nuts on, and even broke an easy out in one of them. After giving up (not soon enough in my opinion) they removed the head so I could straighten out their mess. They expected me to set it up in the mill and drill them out, install helicoils if necessary. I figured I'd try welding on them just to see if it'd work the easy way and sure enough they all turned right out, made short work of that whole job.
I guess what I'm trying to say is broken bolts can be difficult especially for those that believe in "easy outs". It's well worth it to take the part to someone who's good at removing bolts
before you make a mess of it, and even after you make a mess of it they might straighten it out for you and save the part.
Sometimes it's as quick as 2 minutes to weld on and remove a broken bolt. Same broken bolt with other methods someone could spend hours and hours drilling and who knows what else only to end up with very damaged threads.
Grigg
