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Re: Remedy for a sheared lug bolt



You do know that you can also get LH drill bits. Sometimes just using that will
pull the bolt out.
John

Joshua Strait wrote:

> >I highly recomend stitches myself. Try and stop the bleeding first >and if
> >its not too deep, butterfly stitches work great as they dont leave >the
> >frankenstein scar.
>
> Yeah, I just went with the butterfly after some debating.  It was gaping
> pretty good but it looks ok now.
>
> >Sometimes the bolt will continue to screw into the hub and it can be
> >removed that way. Either way, you will probably need to remove the >hub
> >from the car. In the proccess, you will probably destroy the wheel
> >bearing. It might be easiest to just buy a new hub and bearing and >have
>
> This blows.  I just had the bearing replaced last year and I think my other
> wheel bearing is bad now too.  I am in desperate need of a bearing puller
> and press, Adirondack has thiers lost in the mail and I'm not having much
> luck finding one around here.  Is this really my only option?
>
> >it changed. HTH! (and I hope your chin feels better too!)
>
> Thanks Shawn.
>
> Later
>
> Josh Strait
> 1988 Scirocco 16v (black)
>
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