Removing Stuck Bolt

[MNCYWX]

Hey CF... need your help. Have a long bolt I'm trying to remove, probably about 5" long or so. It runs through the mount shown in the picture and caps off with a nut on the other end.

I have the nut removed, the bolt spins (with a lot of force) but is wedged into that mount so good I can't get it out. Unfortunately, the end of the bolt is not in a spot that is easily accessible to use a punch and hammer, unless the punch is something like 2 feet long. I've managed to get it about 3/4" out using a long punch so far but I don't have the angle to continue pushing it down in the mount. I believe the bolt is slightly bent due to circumstances leading to its removal. There is full access to the bolt hex head.

How would you remove it? I'm thinking to heat the mount with a torch and using a slide hammer for my next try. What say you?

 

[cycloner29]

caps on on the other end of what? Piece of wood? If it is in wood and you are using a torch have a bucket of water handy.

Could you get a sawzall in there to cut it off and then go back to you hammer and punch method? Need pics of actual situation to see what you are up against.

 

[Brandon]

Hey CF... need your help. Have a long bolt I'm trying to remove, probably about 5" long or so. It runs through the mount shown in the picture and caps off with a nut on the other end.

I have the nut removed, the bolt spins (with a lot of force) but is wedged into that mount so good I can't get it out. Unfortunately, the end of the bolt is not in a spot that is easily accessible to use a punch and hammer, unless the punch is something like 2 feet long. I've managed to get it about 3/4" out using a long punch so far but I don't have the angle to continue pushing it down in the mount. I believe the bolt is slightly bent due to circumstances leading to its removal. There is full access to the bolt hex head.

How would you remove it? I'm thinking to heat the mount with a torch and using a slide hammer for my next try. What say you?

Hard to tell from the picture but it looks to me like a sleeve welded in there not a bolt.

 

[BCClone]

Hook a vise grip on the other end and hit down on the vise grip

 

[AgronAlum]

Hook a vise grip on the other end and hit down on the vise grip

Winner. Clamp a vice grip on the end and start smashing it with a hammer. Wiggle it back and forth to help loosen it up.

 

[MNCYWX]

Hard to tell from the picture but it looks to me like a sleeve welded in there not a bolt.

THat's the sleeve in the picture... the bolt runs through the length of it... ultimately attaching to the chassis of a snowmobile on each side.

caps on on the other end of what? Piece of wood? If it is in wood and you are using a torch have a bucket of water handy.

Could you get a sawzall in there to cut it off and then go back to you hammer and punch method? Need pics of actual situation to see what you are up against.

Aluminum snowmobile chassis with plastic cover on one side. Not at home to get a pic of the real thing. Just kind of troubleshooting in my head. Will get some when I get home. Sawzall is going to be the last result, then punch through the way I have easy access to.

 

[g4ce]

This is what I would do using a pair of vise grips and a wonder bar. Clamp the vise grip down and then use the wonder bar to put some outward pressure on the vise grips as you turn them counter clockwise. Go nice and slow a quarter or half turn at a time.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Call a professional out. As soon as he completes the work, kill him and wrap him up in that tarp in the picture. Then, you can tow him to the middle of nowhere with your repaired snowmobile.

Oh, and call him on a burner. Don't be sloppy.

 

[MNCYWX]

This is what I would do using a pair of vise grips and a wonder bar. Clamp the vise grip down and then use the wonder bar to put some outward pressure on the vise grips as you turn them counter clockwise. Go nice and slow a quarter or half turn at a time. View attachment 70188

Ooooh. It might be one of my better options given my setup.

 

[cmjh10]

Sounds like a story to an awful porno

 

[Lemmiwinks]

Ask your wife for help.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

This is what I would do using a pair of vise grips and a wonder bar. Clamp the vise grip down and then use the wonder bar to put some outward pressure on the vise grips as you turn them counter clockwise. Go nice and slow a quarter or half turn at a time. View attachment 70188

Given our engineering prowess, I would have been upset if there wasn't at least one drawing posted on here.

This looks like a solid idea, BTW

 

[besserheimerphat]

Make sure the bolt isn't being squeezed under a bunch of load. Don't want anything to pop up and hurt you when the bolt comes out.

 

[TedKumsher]

Can you add a spacer for the punch? A short smaller diameter bolt maybe?

 

[g4ce]

Given our engineering prowess, I would have been upset if there wasn't at least one drawing posted on here.

This looks like a solid idea, BTW

I am a mechanical engineer so as soon as I saw this question I started drawing. If anything, I'm predictable.

 

[NickTheGreat]

If you think a 2 ft punch would do the job, I'd go get a 2 ft punch.

 

[dosry5]

This is what I would do using a pair of vise grips and a wonder bar. Clamp the vise grip down and then use the wonder bar to put some outward pressure on the vise grips as you turn them counter clockwise. Go nice and slow a quarter or half turn at a time. View attachment 70188

Is this to scale?

 

[Boxerdaddy]

Call a professional out. As soon as he completes the work, kill him and wrap him up in that tarp in the picture. Then, you can tow him to the middle of nowhere with your repaired snowmobile.

Oh, and call him on a burner. Don't be sloppy.

 

[IceCyIce]

Add heat (torch) and tap it out. No issue.

 

[dosry5]

Add heat (torch) and tap it out. No issue.

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