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YOUR RESEARCHLooking for a rear sway bar drop link
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so you drilled a hole and used a bolt extractor with no luck right...you need to drill a bigger hole
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ok......so I get a rear sway drop link. At closer inspection the old drop link snapped off with the threads buried in the rear shock. Bought a cheap extractor thingamajig to get the threaded stud out of the nut that is welded inside the shock. Drilled a hole in the stud and the extractor ain't doing it. Suggestions?
thats pretty funny, happened to me last week
broke at the same place and i was pretty confused on how to do the repair
so i brought the car to my mechanic
OK - I remember now
so you drilled a hole and used a bolt extractor with no luck right...you need to drill a bigger hole
the tap extractors also have a tendency to push outwards (enlarging the bolt OD) but if you drill a big enough hole the heat from drilling will cause the thing to loosen up and you might turn the center out leaving a "ring" of threads that can be picked out with a small pick/pointy tool
how big is the new bolt OD
even if you hit some of the threads on the "nut" its only going to be on one side if you are off center..still PLENTY of threads for good engagement (but you wont hit them)
wish I was there man...I'ld have a go...
the secrets to drilling it are not in the oil...its in the surface speed...SLOW RPM - once the drill is dull all you are doing is creating heat..which is no big deal, it wont get really hard, not like SS - a quick touch up on the grinding wheel and even a crappy bit can work - hell I have made drill bits out of many things in a pinch...
5/16 means its like 8mm OD so the minor diameter is right at a little above 1/4 inch 6.6mm
the oil idea only helps dissipate heat, the lubrication is not really required...
really slow rpm and really push it thru....hard to apply enough force by hand...vice would help and lean into it (the drill)
lastly put something behind the nut so when you drill thru you dont drill into the shock itself
Thanks for the wisdom Ed! Its 8PM here so tomorrow I will slow the rpm's on the drill press and see how it goes. BTW.....wish you were here too....drinking some good beer on the back deck.
I bought some stinky IPA called "double take" man it's tough drinkin....also have some "Shock Top" Belgian White ale (not mixing)
Waxed my wife's car with the Griot's orbital and playin with the dogs throwing the ball... pretty chillin day for me - Cheers!
Hi, a question regarding the rear drop links; over here they are about $155 each from Porsche, which is crazy considering they are $15 for any other vehicle. There has to be some other car that share the drop links with the 996? I went by our version of Autozone, and they had one that was 5 mm (1/4") too long, otherwise a perfect fit. $14!
Thanks,
Johan
You can also get some left-hand twist drill bit and run the drill in reverse, often the heat, vibration, and in combination of the reverse direction will pull the broken stud out of there. This is very useful if the thread is "blind", i.e. it cannot come out the other side.
As well soak the broken stud with lots of PB Blaster before you start, it can only help.
I had a lower shock mounting bolt snap right below the head many years ago, progressively drilling out the broken stud was my only option, fortunately the multiple heat cycle from drilling 1/8" hole and then up loosened the stud and it spun out the other side just before I was about to drill out the thread of he weld-nut! Very lucky.
Well I took the shock to work and had the shop take the broken bolt out. New drop link and the shock is back on the car. All is right with the world today.
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