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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 206 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 206 | so I put my hood on the other day and noticed today that I busted off one of the bolts that screws into the hood. any ideas on how to get it out? would it be eaiser to find a new hood? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 864 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 864 | drill and easyout, visegrips if stub sticking out... | | | | | Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 24 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 24 | I ended up drilling the bolt out and putting a heli-coil in. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,877 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,877 | Weld something to the broken bolt and use vice grips to remove. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 97 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 97 | How did you not notice when you tightened up the bolt? Just curious.
Sound like the bolt was previously twisted or weak. If it went in easily it should come out easily.
Careful drilling and an easy-out should do it like 1958GMCnut mentioned. Should not require a heli-coil unless cross threaded beyond cleanup/tapping or you used to big a bit.
Have pulled out many over the years that were extremely stuck. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 864 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 864 | don't drill thru the hood though..... | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | Ive had hood luck using left hand drills to get broken fasteners out.
not much torque on the hood bolts, should back right out.
Not sure what year truck you have. If it was my 50 I would remove the hood to get a better shot at it.
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 37 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 37 | I had the same problem. If it's sticking out a little (mine was) I used a cutoff wheel to make a slot in it and turned it out with a screwdriver. (p.s. don't forget to use penetrating oil!)
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,144 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,144 | How did you not notice when you tightened up the bolt? Just curious.
Sound like the bolt was previously twisted or weak. If it went in easily it should come out easily. Don't know what happened on his but on mine the head was frozen in the hinge and broke when I opened the hood one day. I drilled it out and tapped the hole. Once I put new bolt in hood opened fine. The whole time with the stiff opening hood I thought it was the hinges not the bolt binding up. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 150 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 150 | Ive had hood luck using left hand drills to get broken fasteners out.
not much torque on the hood bolts, should back right out.
Not sure what year truck you have. If it was my 50 I would remove the hood to get a better shot at it. That's what I use. You can get them at any machine shop supply dealer. They are typically used in screw machines. | | |
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