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rayb3na_
25-08-2008, 05:21 PM
not so worried about the hub.. but yeah can anybody point in the direction of getting the broken bolt out of the nut? its my locking nut too.. hence why i want to keep it.. their project kics..

bennjamin
25-08-2008, 05:26 PM
hold it in a vice...obviously in cloth or similar to protect the outside.
Drill a small hole into the broken lug inside , screw in a "bolt extractor" (its a screw with a opposite thread on it , you tighten it anti-clock wise) - and slowly remove in a anti clockwise direction

bennjamin
25-08-2008, 05:27 PM
look like this

http://www.toolstation.com/images/library/stock/webbig/51010.jpg

get from bunnings etc

G-Stick
25-08-2008, 08:10 PM
look like this

http://www.toolstation.com/images/library/stock/webbig/51010.jpg

get from bunnings etc

how much are one of those?

bennjamin
25-08-2008, 08:15 PM
last time i saw a kit it was carbide or forged and about $50 or so