I was removing my rear wheel today and somehow managed to sheer off the axle pinch bolt.
I was surprised 'cause I didn't put a lot of force into it, but I guess leverage did the trick.
Anyways, I have a small amount of the end of the bolt sticking out at the underside of the pinch. It seems pretty well seized in there.
I immediately reached for the kroil and got it started soaking for about half an hour. I then put a nice sharp pair of vicegrip jaws onto the protruding bolt end, but still couldn't shift it. I then tried heat but no go so far.
I am going to let the kroil soak over night and then have another go in the morning. If still no joy, I think I'll try MORE heat, lots more heat.
I am being very gentle as I don't want to run the risk of sheering off or damaging the protruding bit of the bolt, which would leave me nothing to work with.
Have I overlooked any other good approaches here ? I really don't want to have to drill this out! Advice welcome.
Thanks,
Brian H.