Wing mounted mirror bolt removal?

[Bayside]

So Ive been tinkering with the truck all week - why is it everytime I do something it turns up a stack more problems or more things start falling off!!

The little n/s wing mirror thing had crumbled away from the inside and seeing as I never used it it had to go..... dissolved bolt = cant get it out of the wing.

Anyone else had this problem. It wont budge so ideas welcome.

[HONEST AL]

Awkward nut

Glynn,how do.
Not had this problem myself but a mate told me he removed the wheel arch
liner and grabbed the thread end with a good set of Mole grips,Good soak with plus gas or suchlike and it came out a treat.Alan

[Dixie.t]

a tree removed most of my little n/s wing mirror saved me the job.

if you get the plastic cover off the top its 1 bolt and its off, i think the nut on the underside is a weld nut as its still there.

[Bayside]

Unfortunately the bolt head disolved into a small pile of reddish brown dust as I tried to undo it..... well actually that pretty much happened as soon as I looked at it!!

May have to resort to the wing off method but like the rest of the truck bit scared what I might find!!

[Rustinho]

Is it not possible to partially drill the bolt out and use a stud extractor to get it out?

[puddlesurfer]

Can't you just drill/cut off the old bolt and fill the hole with weld / P38 if you don't want to refit the mirror

[Bayside]

my initial thoughts were the cut, drill, fill option. I also noticed a spot weld that holds the plate with the offending bolt to the wing which might drill out... although Id then have three holes!