Help! Broke bolt in wheel hub

mister wiggles · 04-26-2015, 01:16 PM

I over torqued the bolts and it broke off in the hub assembly.

Went to retrieve the bolt with an extractor mechanism and it ended up coming out of the backside of the hub (into the assembly).

What are my options now? Is there a way to fetch the metal piece out without having to replace the hub? You can see the piece lodged in the second attachment.

TheBigYahi · 04-26-2015, 02:06 PM

Is it the whole bolt wide or just a piece? After I drilled out my front set screws they ended up in the hub and I used a magnetic screw retriever to get it. If it's too big to come back out a lug hole then you probably have to at least remove and reinstall the hub.

mister wiggles · 04-26-2015, 02:17 PM

It's not small enough to fish it back through the hole unfortunately. Based on what you're saying, it's possible to take the hub apart to remove that piece of metal?

techwhiz · 04-27-2015, 06:52 PM

Why not just take the caliper off along with the rotor.
The hub is open at the back. What you are looking at is resting on the inside of the rotor.

///Mposter · 04-27-2015, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by techwhiz

Why not just take the caliper off along with the rotor.
The hub is open at the back. What you are looking at is resting on the inside of the rotor.

+1

Couldn't have said it better myself.

mister wiggles · 04-28-2015, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by techwhiz

Why not just take the caliper off along with the rotor.
The hub is open at the back. What you are looking at is resting on the inside of the rotor.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ///Mposter

+1

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Exactly what I did. Thanks for the imput fellas. Now to figure out why the bolt broke.

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TheBigYahi Private First Class 40 Rep 164 Posts Drives: 2006 330xi 6MT Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Syracuse, NY iTrader: (0)	Is it the whole bolt wide or just a piece? After I drilled out my front set screws they ended up in the hub and I used a magnetic screw retriever to get it. If it's too big to come back out a lug hole then you probably have to at least remove and reinstall the hub.
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