Can I remove this?

[Ploddit]

I've got a broken bolt in this part, I am wondering if I can remove it in situ, or do I have to jack up the car?

[Sir Plug]

Not sure what we're looking at?? Diff?? lower chassis??

Can you edit the pic with Microsoft Paint and point it out?

[Ploddit]

Sorry, the lower part fixed left and right with two bolts @ and fixed centrally to the front axle.

One bash plate bolt broken inside...

[TonyN]

Far less hassle to just carefully drill out the broken bolt then clean up thread with a tap than take the the crossmember off.

I have to do this loads, they often rust up and break.

Start off with a small drill, make sure its centered best you can with a center punch first, then gradually use bigger drills till most of the bolt is gone, and then just clean out the thread with a tap.

[stormforce]

Far less hassle to just carefully drill out the broken bolt then clean up thread with a tap than take the the crossmember off.

I have to do this loads, they often rust up and break.

Start off with a small drill, make sure its centered best you can with a center punch first, then gradually use bigger drills till most of the bolt is gone, and then just clean out the thread with a tap.

I take it he needs the water running aswell then Tony...

[Ploddit]

Far less hassle to just carefully drill out the broken bolt then clean up thread with a tap than take the the crossmember off.

I thought about this to try and drill straight with a small drill whilst lieing on my back.

Thought it'd be easier in the long run to take it off which allows me to use heat without fear and a pillar drill, in a fully equipped workshop.

Although I do have the M8 time serts so even I drill off centre I can just shove one in.

Even so I'll still have to jack the car quite high.

[Karma Supra]

Far less hassle to just carefully drill out the broken bolt then clean up thread with a tap than take the the crossmember off.

I have to do this loads, they often rust up and break.

Start off with a small drill, make sure its centered best you can with a center punch first, then gradually use bigger drills till most of the bolt is gone, and then just clean out the thread with a tap.

This is what I wish I'd done with my wingmirror... instead I used a stud extractor, that snapped. and it's no fun drilling through a hardened steal shaft in softer cast metal! Still not found a replacement!

[Ploddit]

The underside of our surfs is certainly a zone in which we all must refine our broken bolt techniques. Even after days of penetrating oil.

So far one on the bash plate, one that secures the spare lowering 90° gearbox and two other screws on the same part.

I will try in situ but that means I'll have to get a ramp to get it high enough....

[KERRSURF]

You could hole saw it and then weld a bit in, drill and tap.