Any tips on how to remove this broken bolt?

[vanquishings]

Taking recommendations on how to remove this bolt that sheared while removing my power steering pump. I'm a poor soul who doesn't have access to a welder, but I do have access to the other side of the hole, so it's not so bad. 

 

Best course of action to just drill it out and use an easy out? 

[Pete M]

grind it flat so your bit doesn't wander from the center, then drill out, then heat, then cold, then heat, then cold, then heat, then easyout.  bonus points if you remove the bracket and do it in a vice.  

[eaglescout526]

On the bright side, you can get to the hole from the otherside if you remove the bracket. Otherwise it looks like its gonna be a drill and tap for that one type deal.

[vanquishings]

6 minutes ago, Pete M said:

grind it flat so your bit doesn't wander from the center, then drill out, then heat, then cold, then heat, then cold, then heat, then easyout.  bonus points if you remove the bracket and do it in a vice.  

 

6 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said:

On the bright side, you can get to the hole from the otherside if you remove the bracket. Otherwise it looks like its gonna be a drill and tap for that one type deal.

 

So if I remove that other bolt, that piece comes off? Not sure why I just assumed it was all one piece. If that's the case, I might be able to just vice grip and twist whatever is left on the other side of the hole...

[Pete M]

be careful.  if you mangle the threads, they then won't be easy to easyout.

[howeitsdone]

I've used these many times and they work great!

 

https://www.lowes.com/pd/SpeedOut-8-1-8-in-Double-Ended-Screw-Extractor/1000170531?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-tol-_-ggl-_-LIA_TOL_215_Power-Tool-Accessories-_-1000170531-_-local-_-0-_-0&ds_rl=1286981&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpv2TBhDoARIsALBnVnnUGfM0vgKEMmFU_QUCUyNnHJofWadobo7sQSa4E0qNo4NGLmZSzHMaAstGEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

[vanquishings]

29 minutes ago, PocketsEmptied said:

I've used these many times and they work great!

 

https://www.lowes.com/pd/SpeedOut-8-1-8-in-Double-Ended-Screw-Extractor/1000170531?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-tol-_-ggl-_-LIA_TOL_215_Power-Tool-Accessories-_-1000170531-_-local-_-0-_-0&ds_rl=1286981&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpv2TBhDoARIsALBnVnnUGfM0vgKEMmFU_QUCUyNnHJofWadobo7sQSa4E0qNo4NGLmZSzHMaAstGEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

Oooh, those Yup, those are my go to. Sadly, I'll have to buy a right angle drill to get into this little nook unless I figure out how to remove this bracket to throw it in the vice. Glad to see I'm on the right track, though.

[AZJeff]

Chances are the aluminum bracket has oxidized around the threads and created a mechanical bond.  Drilling, in stages to increase the hole size in the bolt will thin the walls of the now tubular bolt.

 

Then plenty of heat on the aluminum, will cause the bracket to expand and make the bolt easier to turn.   Lay a propane torch on that bracket for about five minutes, and that oxide will break down as tha aluminum expands away from the steel bolt.