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blurred visions
03-30-2006, 02:04 PM
On my rear suspension, where the strut bolts at the bottom, I broke the head off while tring to unscrew it. Obviously the bolt is either rusted or jammed. The only idea I have is to drill straight through the bolt and hope it crumbles or collapses in the process. Any other input on this??

civicracer5000
03-30-2006, 02:09 PM
drill and tap thats your best choice go to lowes or home depot and buy the set

blurred visions
03-30-2006, 02:15 PM
buy what?

speedminded
03-30-2006, 02:22 PM
buy what?tap and die set...comes in metric or standard...sometimes both.

blurred visions
03-30-2006, 02:23 PM
Thank you!

civicracer5000
03-30-2006, 02:24 PM
of drill bit and tapping tool

jdm95civic
04-07-2006, 10:01 PM
take a torch and heat the bolt and get yourself and extractor set from snap-on or mac
tools..etc...and the bolt will ease out...the small set runs about $35-50 dollars......

PSINXS
04-07-2006, 10:49 PM
i gotta do that for my coil pack bolt