I snapped a head of bolt. Anyone have tips on how to pull out the threaded part?

 

Best scenario is you still have part of the bolt sticking up above the deck and you can use vise grips or other similar methods. If the bolt snapped below the deck then its a drill and extractor job. Problem is the bolts are hardened grade 12.9 and will be near impossible to drill with normal bits and hand drills. I would advise you to take it to a machine shop for that kind of work.

 

Damn, that sucks

 

please post pics of broken bolt to better assist.

 

what bolt? post a pic

 

I'll post a pic later tonight when I get home from work

 

 

I read this to quickly, I assumed it was a head bolt that we were talking about.

I need to slow down on the energy drinks

 

just for a better explaination it's one of the 10mm bolts that holds on the fuel pressure regulator that screws into the fuel rail. The bolt did not snap on the top of the regulator. It snapped nearly flush with the fuel rail.

If i cant get the bolt out, the only alternative i can think of is buying a whole new fuel rail.

 

Go to sears and get a reverse thread extractor. It should come with a drill bit. You start a hole in the middle of the broken part and then use a manual T grip with the extractor as if you were tightening a reverse threaded bolt.