Broken Bolt Removal For Beginners Step By Step

[@austinlacroix888]

For anyone wondering why I was holding the wrench so awkwardly, I was holding it that way to reduce the chance of the stud snapping again. I know it’s awkward looking but in my head there was a method. Whether necessary or not, I’m just glad we got it out lol.

[@austinlacroix888]

@Danger Bear oh yeah at the end of the day I don’t care, but even I saw it after we shot and was like, “yeah someone is gonna notice that and I said nothing about it when I could have” lol.

[@jim55282]

I'm glad you cleared that up. I got the Heebee Jeebies watching you use that wrench. With all the welding done on the inside of the nut, idk why a normal socket or wrench wouldn't have worked ...

[@davidleonard8369]

Tony should have had you apply plenty of anti spatter gel on the manifold gasket surface before welding. Maybe not absolutely necessary but sometimes it can prevent some grief and extra work. I learned that the hard way when making my first Lincoln locker.

[@retrogaming8647]

Sad that you even need to put this disclaimer in the comments. But, as you obviously know, some asshat know-it-all is bound to come along and tell you you're doing wrong. Good job, dude.

[@douglasshriver2476]

job weld done !

[@paul44235]

Kudos to the young men that are in the presence of an old gear head that knows all the tricks. Tony was one of these young men at one point in history. It's awesome to see the love being passed down.

[@Dick_Gozinya]

Sunrise, sunset.....

[@choochoo9436]

I use aluminum foil to cover areas that I don't want to get welder splatter on. Could use a piece of tin on a flat upper surface like that too. Foil is nice because you can shape it to cover odd surfaces.

[@morelanmn]

It is better to use brass sheeting or just a brass washer under the nut. The brass is usually thicker and stronger. Then the weld will never stick to brass. Enjoy.

[@dieseldave71]

I like that tinfoil idea, nice tip!

[@pghgeo816]

I was thinking the same thing I would have grabbed something, anything to block spatter.

[@ogt92fromthe1step9]

Anti-spatter spray. Not only the tip of your gun but also the areas that you do not want affected. Works great and vertical / diagonal positions on areas that you can't/ hard to protect otherwise. 👌

[@ogt92fromthe1step9]

Anti-spatter spray. Not only the tip of your gun but also the areas that you do not want affected. Works great and vertical / diagonal positions on areas that you can't/ hard to protect otherwise. 👌

[@piney24vm]

Mechanic for 30 years has a tip Go to yard sales farmers markets flea markets and buy a lot of cheap sockets and weld on to broken bolts studs anything that's sticking out at least 1/4" Weld through the square drive hole and leave enough for the breaker bar

[@ladonnaghareeb4609]

Love the hi tech temp check of the head. I bet if you've done that enough times, you no longer have a finger print on your right index finger!

[@AutoAuctionRebuilds]

I sure hope to see you and @lunar race I’d pay to see that video

[@RubinsRacing350]

Reminds me of the days welding with a flannel shirt on, once the flames start nipping at your neck you'll then know your on fire.

[@DougsterWolverineGarage]

Well if it's cold out first you feel cozy warm.... then you realize YOUR ON FIRE!!!! Many a flannel shirt has died in that manner. Dont keep shit in the breast pockets and button them up!

[@67L-88]

Oh no the cardboard.... lol made me smile!

[@saxmusicmail]

Tony's not only passing along knowledge and skills, but saving these guys from countless busted knuckles and expense of having to buy more parts. And keeping language under control.

[@jeremypike9153]

The best thing that ever came to welding was an auto darkening helmet. I grew up using a flip screen helmet and trust me the auto darkening helmets make welding Soo much easier. Btw argon makes the surrounding area so much cleaner than that flux core wire. Much less slag to clean up.

[@DougsterWolverineGarage]

I was on a road job and someone had taken my helmet off my truck and I needed to weld something. The guy at the jobsite said "I have a helmet you can use" and went into a shed and brought out a helmet. I swear was made in the '50s it had the small welding glass in it. I strapped it on my noggin and got ready to weld and tipped my head to let the helmet down and the bottom edge slammed right into my throat (it wasnt intended to be used like that the glass itself was on a hinge) that hurt like all hell! Thank god I was working alone!

[@jeremypike9153]

@@DougsterWolverineGarage life today can be so much easier it just takes a little bit of intuition to research. Almost everything has been made to be easier. I understand automotive and sometimes there are EFI troubles that are just ridiculous at the end of diagnostics but there is always the light at the end of the tunnel. The main thing with modern vehicles is literally perseverance period.

[@kenleppek]

The thing about the flux core instead of a mig is UT's whole concept of this channel which is that any Joe blow can do this stuff in his driveway even if all he can afford is a $100 harbor freight welder. That's what makes this the perfect content for young fellas like the junkyard jet gang or anyone without a ton of experience. When I was a kid my buddy and I boogered up a cracked go cart frame with a battery jumper cables and some hardware store welding rod.

[@breckfoster767]

the reason alot of old timers don't use auto darkening helmets is because for the tiny split second the helmet isn't activated and the ark is struck your burning your eyes. No matter how much you turn down the sensitivity in the helmet it will never respond as fast as an old diver helmet.

[@clembob8004]

@@breckfoster767 I stopped using the auto darkening helmet because it stopped working correctly. It will go dark at first and then go back to light and cause a lot of welding flash. I tried everything. I changed the sensitivity, let it sit out in the sun to recharge the solar battery, etc, etc. Finally I just had enough and broke out the good old flip down lens and life is good.

[@terrenceseymour]

Just did an extraction on my AU Falcon engine mount. Wondered where the broken bolt head had come from on my drive way a couple of months ago till I found it whilst under the car doing the wheel alignment the other day. Lol.

[@bigjaz8768]

The pure power of the intech cannot be contained under the bonnet of any vehicle. Even the mighty AU.

[@2HacksGarage]

Gotta love the years of experience and mad scientist skills, love it!

[@martuni1539]

I’m convinced Uncle Tony holding his hand in front of the welding arc is just for show the man is impervious to any damage from backyard style wrenching

[@12yearssober]

Should have laid an asbestos cloth around the bolt to catch the splatter. Also invest in a can of kroil.

[@robertinfante5222]

I've been under enough rusty manifolds to know this is definitely a viable option. But man how hard we try to not get there. Good work guys

[@Ripsaw17]

I would have done that long before I even started cleaning the heads quite honestly. Vise grips in a little bit of heat or soaking overnight with pb blasts they would have come right out

[@1962mrmongoman]

old timer ( I'm 60 ) showed me a trick. heat the part till it starts smoking then put a piece of wax like a candle against the bolt . the wax melts and follows the threads down the bolt and lubricates the stud . it works amazingly well.

[@sherriefarris2863]

How cool!! Great job guys! Love you two, Mom.

[@tomjackson4374]

You have a talent for teaching Tony. Better than showing, better than telling, your approach is right on the money.

[@throttlewatch4614]

Tony ~ “have you ever done this before?” No , GOOD get started

[@captainjohnh9405]

Now available, but only for a short time, we have Genuine UTG Patented Invisible Welding Safety Palms!

[@eddiehuff7366]

Yes...thanx Uncle Tony. Tasks like that one are the ones that drive us part timers nuts. I've had some success with easy outs but wind up retracing threads anyway. (I have no welder)

[@reaper20015]

And I thought that was just a stupid Ford idea with the exposed bolts at the ends of the heads. I think Chrysler and Ford had a dumb idea exchange program.

[@easygoing2479]

I was just watching video covering the $10 Billion Webb Telescope's insertion burn into orbit around Lagrange point #2 a million miles away in space, and thought I'd come here and watch some REAL engineering with Uncle Tony.

[@sometimesleela5947]

any tips on removing broken off extractors would be greatly appreciated. i've done the dremel carbide burr thing, but it's ugly and takes half a day.

[@hughobrien4139]

I’ve seen entire castings ruined because of what took place after an easy out was broken or a thread chasing tap. One man broke a water pump bolt off in his engine. Then went after the broken bolt with a right angle drill. He through he had drill through the broken bolt so he used an easy out to try and remove the remaining bolt. After he broke the east out off inside the bolt he decided that it was time to take the engine to my machine shop. I became alarmed when I noticed antifreeze in places in shouldn’t have been. I asked the customer if there wa oil antifreeze in the oil when he drained the engine. He stated none. What he had done was drill sideways through both the bolt be the casting managing to drill into the front timing chain area, then into a water jacket behind that. Ford 400M engine. Ruined. If I hadn’t pulled that front cover off that engine and just sat it up in my milling machine and cut that easy out with my carbide end mills I would have likely been forced to eat that. The guy had to have known beforehand. I made sure and found the problem right in front of the man. He acted too busy to be there.

[@Czechbound]

That's the sort of encouraging teaching style that inspires confidence in those with less experience. Perfect ! AMATEUR QUESTION : Does the application of heat for so long not risk warping the head ? I know **nothing**, but I thought you "decked" the head to eliminate the effects of possible warping.

[@randalltory3910]

Ha first comment

[@mikespain8655]

Everything except the stupid crescent wrench is how it is done. Use a box wrench or a socket wrench. It also helps to tighten the stupid crescent wrench properly, and hold the stupid crescent wrench properly.

[@madmanmapper]

Run a tap through there when it's cool, and before you try and screw another bolt in it >_>

[@garryhatchett775]

Beats drilling any day.

[@DougsterWolverineGarage]

Hell yeah! And using the "ez out"....yeah right!

[@seanfagan6998]

Don't want to be a dick but a socket is not that rare. The adjustable wrench has been thrown out of all my tool boxs since I was 9.

[@chuckthebull]

I hate to sound like a Karren but you guys should use at least some welding gloves to reduce the UV exposure on yourselves..Granted i often just grab the welder and go but we should be a little more concerned about reducing the chances of future skin cancer. "Welding arcs and flames emit intense visible, ultraviolet, and infrared radiation. UV radiation in a welding arc will burn unprotected skin just like UV radiation in sunlight. This hazard is true for direct exposure to UV radiation as well as radiation that is reflected from metal surfaces, walls, and ceilings."

[@scottwilliams5196]

We old guys have enough scars that our hands are nearly bulletproof.

[@chuckthebull]

@@scottwilliams5196 I tried to count all the scars and burns on mine but it took too long and I had to get back to work,,, breaks over

[@ladonnaghareeb4609]

Great job gentlemen

[@tomschultz2833]

I would have been afraid of warping the head bye putting all that heat in one place. Good to know you can do that. Thanks uncle Tony.

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

Pudin & John did great removing the bolt! I have never welded either. Need to buy one and play with it. I better do it soon as I am not getting any younger. Heads look good as well.

[@berniceperry8898]

Hey uncle you work harder than anybody on here putting out videos....good job man keep them coming....

[@mikebell9166]

It's all in the sound of the weld action. That was a decently good weld. Antiseize when it goes back together, gentlemen!

[@geoffkeller5337]

Good job everyone!

[@jesus_built_my_hotrod]

You're a legend Tony for teaching these young guys how to do it. You're setting them up for life 👍

[@danielleclare2938]

Somebody never heard of Vicegrips and heat.... hmmm seems like overkill to me but I only ever had the problem with exhaust studs.

[@bcbloc02]

I will take all the luck I can get on rusted frozen hardware removal.

[@donjohnston4215]

Broken stud removal is an important skill, but also very important is learning tricks to remove fasteners without breaking them off. Sometimes it’s just not possible but the older I get and the more I’ve done I find I’m getting bolts out now that I surely would of broke in my younger years.

[@waynesmith7487]

Passing along lessons from experience! What a Great episode and teaching!

[@CTSCAPER]

Your students are great sports! Way to show how to learn guys.

[@tntagridiesel7732]

Looking good guys. Tech tip, spray some wd40 or anti spatter spray on the machined surfaces to keep the spatter balls from sticking.

[@MoeLarrycurly1]

Myself I usually use an impact on low setting when I'm taking out exhaust bolts. And I found that works pretty good first I'll go Tighten and I'll loosen.

[@battleboat3892]

hey tony are you going to race lunar or what

[@RockymountainRobert]

Wow, Tony has a great memory, I was actually watching your second video on KZbin Tony, and it was about removing a broken bolt.

[@pghgeo816]

No chasing the threads with a tap?

[@briandecoteau3]

Use the vise grips

[@unclesquirrel6951]

Personally I blame squirrels

[@timrobertson299]

Tony your doing great work in guiding these young men, there are so many young guys and girls that want to do what your doing but just dont have that person with a bit of experience and patience to show them the tricks of the trade.

[@Hysteresis11]

Uncle Tony is the best.

[@paulcabezola3559]

Fix it with FIRE ! 🔥

[@SweatyFatGuy]

I've been digging bolts out for decades now.. So many fun ways to do it. My favorite is using my mig welder.

[@gordonking4360]

UT gets a suntan hand

[@jimb8904]

This. Was. Well. Done. The. Main. Thing. Here. You. Show. ..... don.t. be. In. A. Hurry... take. Your. Time.... and. This. Will. Work.... one. Time. We. Had. To. Drill. An. 1l8. In. Hole. On. Each. Side.. od. The. Bolt. At. The. Thread.s.. and. Use. Pointed. Needle. Nose...pliers. after. Heating.....to. Turn. Bolt. Back. Out... just.. a. Note. On. How. Important... adding. Aliitle. Heat... can. Be...... you. Know. That.......have. a. Nice. Day....... .

[@thewholls7176]

Good Job Boys..... Hey Uncle Tony..... I see at 9:45 - have you got a brown thing growing just in front of your right ear...????? I hope the doctor has checked it because any carcinomas on the head or neck is bad news........... get it checked out please mate...!! All the best from Melbourne Australia..!

[@morphius747]

how did you not have the right size wrench for that?

[@austinlacroix888]

Wouldn’t matter when it’s melted on two sides lol.

[@mattshansen9814]

Uncle Tony I'm dicapointed, welding on cardboard😢😵. I'm just kidding. You are the man.

[@billjamison2877]

Tony's Tips for removing a bolt by welding your nuts!!!!! Then unscrew with your welded nut wrench!

[@wheels-n-tires1846]

The welder is way to go...!!! Also is great for quick bearing race removal too. A quick bead and they'll fall right out!!

[@machinist5828]

That's just about the best way to get them out. The only better way is to let someone else do it that way. LOL! I will take a bolt over a busted off dowel pin in blind hole any day. I used to get every tap, EZ out, dowel pin, roll pin and drill bit a shop could throw at you. I'm glad to see you use the MAPP torch. Oxy- acetylene has a bad habit of letting folks get stuff too hot. Leaking head gaskets are a no-no! Cheers Terry

[@Fleetwoodjohn]

I just pulled an intake off a 95 318 and these were tight. Glad I didn’t snap em! Those end bolts are open to the elements and maybe that’s why they corrode and get tight. I chased all the threads before torquing the aluminum manifold back down.

[@TheGforcead]

Dude,you peen it while it's cooling. The "sonic" of tapping it with a hammer helps break the rust loose. ours is always broke off in the hole, use a high tinsle stick and stick welding rig. Use a rod and center the stick on the broken stud and weld a tit peening between wells so it doesn't stick to the cast iron, if you break off an easy out or just the stud, the heat from the weld breaks the rust loose,and we always use flat jaw vise grips, those round jaw ones don't work. You heating it to the "Non-magnetic" point, you di ut right the weld will only stick to the broke off stud. I never weld a boltf on there I flat jaw vise grip the stud

[@kramnull8962]

Uncle Tony must be trying to spare the lubrication budget for the month. Not one ounce of Ozone was harmed by harmful aerosol propelled lube...

[@adabada9407]

kindergarten stuff. do an exhaust manifold bolt broken off below the surface, in the vehicle, then I might be impressed.

[@morgangallowglass8668]

SORCERY! And... OH NOES! He did not call out "EYES!" for all to hear so now you are both dead and blind! Oh the horror!

[@greghamilton1638]

Amazing how a mechanic shop doesn't have the right size wrench instead of an adjustable that can round off the bolt!

[@davidleonard8369]

Give em a break. Many times a wrench or socket won't work after welding the nut to the stud. Even if you don't get any weld on the flats the nut is distorted from the heat.

[@rawbsworld6604]

🤷‍♂️ lost me…. 🤔 how come that stud wasn’t removed prior to prepping / leveling? 😳

[@1997LT1Camaro]

I wish I had a mentor like Tony when younger. I literally had to take my engine top half off to do this recently on an older 440. I went to change from manifolds to headers and the stud hardware couldn’t take it. Exhaust is where you see this more commonly. I wound up doing heads and cam after taking the heads off.

[@codyedgington6852]

Dude. I had same problem on a 305 in my pickup. Couldn't be one broken bolt in different spots but up front each across from one another on both heads just like that. Pain in the butt to remove intake due to the angle of them damn bolts.

[@kcav5374]

Working for a race engine shop I won't name due to hard feelings I did learn a trick there about this same thing. First on a broken stud, heat the stud itself to cherry red & then son then quirt a 'small' stream of water on the stud. Then careful shock the stud with two hammers, one laid against the stud and one to strike with solidly a few times.... And then the stud comes right out! I've seen it work .

[@davidwright873]

Iv'e used this method many time...stud breaks?, weld something onto it...done and done...

[@7sunsetmaro7]

I tried like 4 times to weld a nut to my broken stud. Course it all the way tucked in the back of my engine bay. The weld wouldnt stick to the bolt. Idk if its not penetrating or what

[@briannicolai9276]

And if that doesn't work try an SDS hammer drill with a carbide tip smaller that your opening.

[@michaelpeterson4348]

I have to agree with somebody else comment I would’ve definitely soak those broken bolts with some penetrating oil way ahead of time then tried to remove them… I have personally served boats like this weeks in advance just keeping it wet with penetrating oil it does wix its way in there…

[@Sedan57Chevy]

Don't do that on cardboard, otherwise you'll all die! 😄 Tony cracks me up!

[@chacebryan1559]

I have no clue how to work this thing. “That’s good, that’s what makes it interesting” lmfao that’s why I watch this channel

[@selenelacaze9883]

2:27 " Ho wait we're all gonna die you're doing this on top of cardboard" "ho no" " well that's what the guys in the comments are gonna say" XD hahaha

[@michaelgarrow3239]

Mmm-sounds like bacon!

[@DougsterWolverineGarage]

Oh yeah! When the welder is set right it sounds like bacon frying!

[@keithreilly386]

No welder so I’ve snapped so many easy outs over the years in the end I’ve gotten the bolts out all but 1 maybe 35-40 over the years hate it did the weld deal when I had one could use

[@sunnyray7819]

Nice job! First time welding and it held up good!

[@FreddyFunderbunz]

Teach that boy how to turn a crescent wrench, Geeze.

[@SpecialAgentJamesAki]

My first experience welding was for the same reason. Bolt broken off in a cylinder head. It’s worth having a welder around for this purpose alone.

[@rcnelson]

Can't get MAPP anymore. Would propane be hot enough to work?

[@Hammerjockeyrepair]

puddin doesnt like his nickname very much ahaha

[@orsonyancey4131]

And clean-up the threads with a tap. Put on antiseize when you put in the next stud.

[@malcolmcapps8816]

I've seen that done many times without heating anything other than the stud

[@shaunanderson8282]

I was right with you guys until the adjustable spanner came out at the end...

[@smilsmff]

huge price Gouging going on right now in used parts online, everyone should keep what they have!

[@aaronskates7369]

can you do one where the bolt is broke in the block below the surface.? bolt snapped at the threads.

[@justjesse16]

after welding ur nut on. . . dribble cold water on it to quench and shrink the bolt. itll thread out by hand.

[@DustDevilGarage]

"Puddin" and "The Torch". Wow who do you think got the better nickname out of this video?

[@Rembrant65]

First go watch that old UTG video! Then come back ;)

[@motomichael4775]

In an alternate dimension, er'body died. Cause cardboard. 😄

[@NathansMoparGarage]

You are more likely to light your shirt on fire than the cardboard. Get Austin some gloves next time.

[@OldcarsNmusic]

MAPP/Pro torches are worth their weight in gold.

[@sbf_fox2434]

I think you could have used a double nut method on this broken bolt instead of having to weld it. The other head, however, looks like it needed a nut welded on.

[@jaystrock613]

Uncle Tony, get a hair cut. You are not 20 years old anymore.