Body Lift Pending Need Help

[mudslinger96]

Working on a body lift for my 96 Yukon 4Dr but the rear bolts snapped off now need help removing them any input on how to get them out or is there another way of doing this

 

[Gzes]

Weld one of te feont bolts on and lossen a lil then tighten do ta alot aswell as put a shitload of wd40 on. I did that and used impact tools to get it out. Luckily i only had one bad. Nuts brake loose so a bolt will do

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Like so

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These were my rear bolts...

 

[electro]

I just "shuttered" out loud at the sight of those bolts. Thats really kinda cool and also ...Not.

Good technique...Would that be the most common? Is there more ways to get bolts out with broken heads? I've never really ran into such a problem yet. Fingers crosssed emoticon.

 

[Gzes]

I tried weldinga nut. No good, used vice grips n they just slipped off. Welding another bolt is the best. Used a reverse drill bit aswell. They are shit

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I used 3 car batteries to arc weld lol... Dont own a welder so...

 

[clownracer]

i felt so bad for you during that whole body lift Gzes

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OP start soaking that bolt now with kroil or pb blaster


EDIT: anyone looking at this thread thinking about doing a body lift at least a week before you do it you should start soaking the bolts daily with Kroil or pb blaster....not 5 min before you start the job

 

[Gzes]

Yea like ian said pb blast a week before and if it doesn't want to come out tighten Ben loosen that gets the crud loose

 

[19Yukon97]

You can also heat up the area around the bolt that your trying to get out. Heating will cause the metal to expand. Try not to heat the bolt directly or it will expand.

 

[Gzes]

Its hard to heat the area up. I used a propane torch and it didnt really work. Like i said i tried everything when my bolt snapped.

 

[SunlitComet]

how about using an appropriate heat gun instead.

 

[clownracer]

how about using an appropriate heat gun instead.

not everones got a heat gun......why you been so mad recently sun? i left for a month and came back and you seem super angry in your posts

 

[SunlitComet]

mad? not mad at all. for those who dont have a heat gun i am sure you can buy one and find other uses for it or even rent one.

 

[Gzes]

I have a heat gun but it wouldnt have worked for me if i had used it. You gotta see in person how difficult it is to get anything in there period and a heat guj wouldnt have worked too big..but the only way is a welder and a bolt

 

[mudslinger96]

My two rear bolts are exactly like those you posted maybe a bit worse I will soak them with pb then try the welding think to see if it works. Thanks for the input guys

 

[Gzes]

No problem bro. What part of tx you in? If close enoguh might be able to go and help ya out

 

[mudslinger96]

Mcallen, Tx. I think we are to far apart

 

[HOEIN]

Working on a body lift for my 96 Yukon 4Dr but the rear bolts snapped off now need help removing them any input on how to get them out or is there another way of doing this

Get all the bolts loose/off on one side and jack her up, then get a good pipe wrench between the body and the frame and crank on the shank/threaded area of the bolt to back them out of the body, thats how I did mine anyways, 3 of them broke total but all were able to come out using this method. No welder needed just patience.

Ken