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  • Broken BBS Wheel Bolts..What Now?

    So, I bought a set of 2 piece BBS Jaguar wheels to refinish. Ive refinished several sets before, and never had a bolt break. So far 3 of 5 have broken.

    I let them soak in PB Blast for a day. Tried loosening them with a breaker bar and SNAP.

    Has anyone successfully drilled out a titanium bolt?

    I may avoid taking them apart and refinish as is.

    Untitled by britt edward, on Flickr

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    I've broken a few of those bolts before. If you're lucky there will be enough sticking up to grab with vice grips after removing the center. On the wheels on my personal car, I did have to have a machine shop remove two that snapped all the way down to the flange. They milled them out slightly smaller than the thread diameter and picked out what was left.

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