ChuckstrPT
NAXJA Member #791
- Location
- Birmingham, Alabama
So I broke a bolt off in my front axle yoke....and broke off 2 "EZ out" type tools in the broken bolt trying to get it out....any ideas??
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Broken Yoke bolt
- Thread starter ChuckstrPT
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JeepAddict85
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Nashville, TN
drill it out, run larger bolts and the different style straps
kf_chris
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
I have to do the same thing for the rear axle yoke. I think I may just replace the yoke though, if I don't then I'm going to drill and oversize the bolt
thechief86
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- White House, TN
http://rustysoffroad.com carries heavy duty yokes with ubolt type straps that are really beefy and not too expensive.
what i have done in the past (in this exact situation on my xj) was hammered a flathead screwdriver into the broken bolt and slowly try to turn it however i can, which usually amounts to trying to tap it counter clockwise and turn it out. take the other side and the whole driveshaft off the yoke first.
what i have done in the past (in this exact situation on my xj) was hammered a flathead screwdriver into the broken bolt and slowly try to turn it however i can, which usually amounts to trying to tap it counter clockwise and turn it out. take the other side and the whole driveshaft off the yoke first.
- Location
- Hartsville, South Carolina
If you did not lock tight them or even if you did. Try to heat the yoke and loosen it up. I have been able to remove them with screwdrivers and or reverse drill bit. I think it was like 1/8th or smaller. One time the bolt broke with a thread just above the yoke so some gentle taps and it came out.
thechief86
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- White House, TN
once you get it out a little bit, you can use vice grips
DrRandy
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- B'Ham Alabama
Just spoke with him, he's replacing the yoke in the morning, just got all the part this evening
256offroad
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Huntsville Alabama
did this when i grenaded my front...
i ended up pulling the yoke... and you can access the the other side of the hole. i put the yoke in a vice and used a regular drill bit and drilled it from the opposite side. walked the broken bolt right out!
was a simple fix!
i ended up pulling the yoke... and you can access the the other side of the hole. i put the yoke in a vice and used a regular drill bit and drilled it from the opposite side. walked the broken bolt right out!
was a simple fix!
