Looking for tips on how to remove the remains of broken aluminum bolt without removing the engine lol
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It is recessed inside about .5 inchIs it easy to get at?
Is it broken flush or?
Yes, designed to break and allow the engine to drop and slide under car instead of crushing the occupants in front seats in head on collision.It's an aluminum bolt??
I think I'd rather be crushed than have to deal with that bolt.Yes, designed to break and allow the engine to drop and slide under car instead of crushing the occupants in front seats in head on collision.
The access is very tight(limited space to maneuver)Right angle drill. Left hand drill bit. Center punch it before you start drilling. Hope for the best
This is exactly my wheelhouse(mostly Merc for ~13yrs). If you can get it to turn using an angle drill and left hand bit and extractor great, do that. Anything more than that you need to take the mount and arm off to get as much room to work as possible. Don’t forget to disconnect the battery if the alternator is right thereI think The D has it right. I've done one or two (Mercedes and BMW) where the owner rode around on collapsed engine mounts until the vibration broke the bolts. If there's enough to grab, they usually spin right out. If it's recessed a little, you may be able to get a pick in there and start it moving. Any way you do it, taking the mount arm off will give you more room and less cursing.
Bu bu baba wat about Z fine Yerman engineer8ng. ...It's a German luxury car... Trade it off and let the next idiot deal with it!
Doesn't the right and left cancel each other out?Right angle drill. Left hand drill bit. Center punch it before you start drilling. Hope for the best
Welcome the das Deutschland engineering. Single use, stretch-to-torque (German Goot'n'tight specs) aluminum fasteners to go in the magnesium block of that Bavarian straight 6.It's an aluminum bolt??