Broken mounting bolts on starter

[justin0469]

Ok so my car decided to quit starting, but starts from push-starting. so I am assuming its the starter. I got a new starter, I had replaced the starter on my last eclipse and knew it wasnt a big deal. so I get in there and the top bolt hole on the old mounted starter was broken and there was no bolt (actually not suprising considering some of the other stuff the previous owner pulled). The bottom bolt hole i can feel but it feels filled....kinda like the idiot twisted off the bolt head. Any ideas how to get this old starter off and get that busted bolt off? gettin this one of is the challenge, after that I can just get new bolts and call it a day.

Who knows how long my car will be a rock in my garage until i can get this done. I can only dream how much it would be for a shop to take out whatever they have to in order to get access to it and get it all out....

 

[wret]

The broken bolt will need to be extracted. Access with a drill may be a problem and drilling those hardene bolts is a real PIA.

 

[justin0469]

How do screw extractors work? I think i might be able to get decent access to it if i take off the downpipe

 

[wret]

They come in different sizes. You need to ge one the right size for the bolt and you need a drill bit the right size for the bolt extracter. You will need to drill a hole into the shaft of the broken bolt, about half an inch, then screw in the extractor. The extractor is reverse threaded so counter clockwise tightens it and locks it into the bolt. You continue to turn counter clockwise and back out the broken piece. The problem with bolt extractors is they are harder than any drill bit known to man. If you break it, you are really screwed.

Another complication is that Mitsubishi uses hardened bolts. They dull drill bits in seconds. You will probably need at least four sharp, high quality bits to do the job. Go slow and and use plenty of cutting oil.

 

[justin0469]

So this is what i did since drilling and extracting seemed way too hard based on the room i had. me and a friend just used my dremel with heavy duty cutting wheel and just cut off the mounting point off the old starter and the old bolt just came out. just a little time and its all good. now i just need to order new bolts from satan..