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Find a piece of thin walled tube or the like slightly larger than the bolt about 1-2 inches long and use it as a guide for a drill bit that just fits inside the tube. Drill a nice divot dead center of the bolt. Then start with a 1/8 drill bit and drill it through, repeat with the next larger size until you can pick the threads out or clean it with a tap. Use oil so you don't ruin your bits and go slowly.
My non dexterous ass has done this procedure numerous times and yours looks like an excellent candidate for this procedure. Worst case you use a helicoil, but I've never had to.
Ez outs suck IMO... a great tool to replace a soft broken bolt with hardened steel!
Last edited by blpetry; 08-08-2018 at 07:00 PM..
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