Wedge Bolt sheared off

(duffy) · (duffy) **Join Date: Feb 2006** 08-16-2009, 6:42 AM

I noticed one of my wedge bolts sheared off. I have had my wedge foil come apart before. So they put 3 bolts in each side instead of two. But yesterday I noticed one of the three was sheared off. I know there stainless so how difficult are they to get out and replace? Where do you get the bolts?

(wakebrdr38) · (wakebrdr38) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 08-16-2009, 8:19 AM

depending on the size bolt, the bolt itself shouldnt be to hard to find. West Marine caries stainless bolts, dont know if you have an ACE hardware but they have a lot of stainless bolts also.

(hatepain) · (hatepain) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 08-16-2009, 9:05 AM

Any hardware store worth it's salt is gonna have SS bolts.

(duffy) · (duffy) **Join Date: Feb 2006** 08-16-2009, 9:11 AM

Thanks, I'm having a hard time getting it out. What is the easiest way? I tried drilling it but it's stainless.

(rallyart) · (rallyart) **Join Date: Nov 2006** 08-16-2009, 11:02 AM

To successfully remove a sheared off stainless bolt you had better take it to a good machine shop.

(bdavis) · (bdavis) **Join Date: Sep 2002** 08-16-2009, 2:08 PM

I had great success with these extractors. They are super hard and should drill stainless. If you know someone close with a tig welder, you can weld another bolt to the broken one and spin it out. I bought my extractors from OSH.

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(wake1823) · (wake1823) **Join Date: Dec 2005** 08-17-2009, 6:44 AM

u can drill it out with a cobalt drill bit. They will drill thru stainless.

(wake1823) · (wake1823) **Join Date: Dec 2005** 08-17-2009, 6:49 AM

u can drill it out with a cobalt drill bit. They will drill thru stainless.

(duffy) · (duffy) **Join Date: Feb 2006** 08-17-2009, 8:52 AM

Thanks guys!