[Farmall] broken easy out

[Anthony Flint]

I'm hoping to see a good bit of advice on this one myself.  I have a CC case
with a broken exhaust bolt.  The bolt weathered away into an hourglass shape
with the small portion below the level of the surrounding manifold.

So, I basically have a a bolt that's pointed on the end, with the point
pointing towards me...

I'm considering using a flat-nosed round punch that's ground down to just
under the thread diameter, heating the bolt to some degree and slowly
flatten the point at much as possible to allow for drilling.

Tony

----Original Message----
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:55:36 -0500
From: "Paul Sigmund" <pwsigmund at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Farmall] broken easy out

This has been a most useful thread.  The one thing I have struggled with is
locating the center of the broken shaft with a center punch prior to
drilling, particularly if the break is irregular and below the surface.
Anything less than right on prevents getting most of the broken part out
with bits approaching the original threads.  Any suggestions how to flatten
the break without further deteriorating the hole and exposed threads?