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[Trinity]

It's called "How Screwed Am I?"

Here's how you play:

While putting my running boards back on tonight after attending a Hummer Happening this weekend, I felt a little tension on the top bolt on the passenger side closest to the front fender get a little tight about 3/4 of the way in. I stopped and looked and said "Uh oh." I started to back it out and 'snap.' I now have about 1/8 of inch sticking out for the top bolt.

Now I ask: How screwed am I?

Feel free to list your own screw ups (Hummer related ).

[RIC-H0]

Originally Posted by Trinity

It's called "How Screwed Am I?"

Here's how you play:

While putting my running boards back on tonight after attending a Hummer Happening this weekend, I felt a little tension on the top bolt on the passenger side closest to the front fender get a little tight about 3/4 of the way in. I stopped and looked and said "Uh oh." I started to back it out and 'snap.' I now have about 1/8 of inch sticking out for the top bolt.

Now I ask: How screwed am I?

Feel free to list your own screw ups (Hummer related ).

Just get a screw extractor and take it out, or tack weld another bolt to the top of that one, or grind a couple of flat sides on that bolt and take it out with a pair of vise grips! Where there's a will there's a way!

[Agriv8r]

it just feels bad, its actually an easy fix. screw extractor mentioned above is available at every hardware, car part store and easy to use.

[DDWH]

Originally Posted by Agriv8r

it just feels bad, its actually an easy fix. screw extractor mentioned above is available at every hardware, car part store and easy to use.

X2! simple fix

[Trinity]

Okay, need a screw extractor. But it is the top bolt, which has about 4 inches between where the bolt broke off and the side panel.

Do they make really short extractors, and I'll obviously have to use a side angle drill?

Thanks in advance for the advice.

[RIC-H0]

Originally Posted by Trinity

Okay, need a screw extractor. But it is the top bolt, which has about 4 inches between where the bolt broke off and the side panel.

Do they make really short extractors, and I'll obviously have to use a side angle drill?

Thanks in advance for the advice.

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I would just drill it out, and tap it up one screw size...much easier!
IMO