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Originally Posted by patrick_777
After getting out later and looking at it, and the remaining bolt, I decided to head to Lowe's and try to find a replacement, which was pretty easy, except it was Imperial instead of Metric. No big deal, the threads were still the same, right?
In a thankfully rare moment of absolute stupidity and stubbornness, I twisted a little too hard and sheared the bolt head off at the frame.
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No the threads are NOT the same.
Twice in one day.........rare ?? :oops:
Where are the actual threads? If they are "right there", within 1/2 inch of where it broke, then the solution is drill and tap.
If they are WAY down inside the hole near the frame then........????
Either way, I think you should get the right, proper size bolt and take it with you to a machine shop where they can do it right. Don't really want to chance a rare third occurrance, do we ??
It is possible, and I'm guessing somewhat likely at this point, that it will need to be drilled out to the next LARGER standard metric size and a larger bolt installed.