broken bolt removal

[lking]

i broke the head off of one of the bolts that go around the drain pan any ideas of how I can remove it...i hope it doesn't leak

 

[86markviilsc]

Oil pan?

 

[M4rk]

Those are tiny, going to be tricky. You have to drill it with a small bit, and use an ez-out, or other removal procedure. YouTube has good videos.

 

[RodLS]

Those are tiny, going to be tricky. You have to drill it with a small bit, and use an ez-out, or other removal procedure. YouTube has good videos.

What he said. I've used them a few times with good luck.

 

[LS4me]

Those are tiny, going to be tricky. You have to drill it with a small bit, and use an ez-out, or other removal procedure. YouTube has good videos.

What he said. I've used them a few times with good luck.

What they said. And it will most likely leak.

 

[Gus_Mahn]

Was it cross-threaded, frozen, or overtightened? If you do drill it out, get left hand drill bits. You may get lucky, and it'll just bite and spin out.

 

[lking]

Was it cross-threaded, frozen, or overtightened? If you do drill it out, get left hand drill bits. You may get lucky, and it'll just bite and spin out.

over tightened i'm guessing it wont come out easy

 

[ford nut]

over tightened i'm guessing it wont come out easy

It still might come out easy, all the tension is off the bolt once it snaps.
Try just turning it with a small drill bit on the edge of the bolt.

 

[M4rk]

You should use a torque wrench on oil pans. Good luck with the removal, let us know how it goes.

 

[chocolat1701]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMrDYJvY0Ts

 

[Gus_Mahn]

over tightened i'm guessing it wont come out easy

For me overtightened often are often the easiest to get out. Get some reverse drill bits!