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Old 03-14-18, 08:12 AM
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The best thing you can do is use heat before using a EZ out, I will first heat the broken bolt then use a LH drill bit and with luck that will be all you need and the bolt will come right out, if not heat it some more and try a EZ out' I just removed two 5mm bolts from a Marin frame this way, but the frame was steel and the paint wasn't the best, one bolt was on the seat tube ( Water bottle boss) and the other was on the rear brake bridge where a reflector mounted which is where I need to mount a fender bracket. I got the one on the seat tube out using my heat gun and the paint was fine, but the bolt on the brake bridge required the use of a pencil torch with a few cycles of heat then a cool down with penetrant before I got it out using a EZ out, then I primed & painted the brake bridge flat black and you can't tell unless you are looking for it..

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