Sheared off!!!

[packman85]

SO I was attempting to take the rear wheel off to inspect the rear break shoes and in my attempts to lossen the pinch bolt over the rear axel I sheared it off.  The is still at least a 1/4 inch section of the bolt in the hole.  So What I was thinking of doing was drilling it out and instead of tapping new threads just putting a nut on the end of the bolt with some lock tight and perhaps a cotter pin.  Good Idea, bad idea?

[h2olawyer]

The V i just bought had the exact same problem sometime in the past.  A previous owner put a slightly smaller bole & nut on it.  Works OK but I plan on putting new hardware there.  Going with stainless bolt & locknut.  That should be sufficient for the application.  Don't see how a cotter pin would help beyond keeping all the parts should they loosen up.  If the nut & bolt loosen, the axle could still slip whether the hardware was merely loose or missing entirely.

H₂O

[kiawrench]

packman- before you try to drill it out, soak the broken bolt in PB BLASTER- then get a left hand twist drill bit. most of the time, it will just come right out as you drill.

if that does not work, go to sears, get a set of square "easy -outs"  drill it out to size, and use the easy out to remove the end piece.

  if all else fails, drill it out squarely, then tap it to the next size bolt up, or use the thruough bolt method.  the sequence should be bolt, washer, into axle slot then a washer, and nut,,,, once torqured correctly , add a lock washer , and a second nut,, and torque this last nut against the first . is solid ,and easy

[inanecathode]

Try heating the surrounding metal, getting a good bite on it with an easy out, then as soon as you're ready, blast the piece that's stuck with liquid nitrogen from a duster can. Should thermally shock it enough to remove it.

[MotorPlow]

SO I was attempting to take the rear wheel off to inspect the rear break shoes and in my attempts to lossen the pinch bolt over the rear axel I sheared it off.  The is still at least a 1/4 inch section of the bolt in the hole.  So What I was thinking of doing was drilling it out and instead of tapping new threads just putting a nut on the end of the bolt with some lock tight and perhaps a cotter pin.  Good Idea, bad idea?

I did the exact same thing when I 1st got my Vision. I drilled it out and put a stainless Bolt and nut in there and have been riding that way for 4 years now without any problems.

[h2olawyer]

The through bolt is the set-up used on the forks - no reason it shouldn't work on the swing arm.

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