broken windshield fold down knob..

skinner · May 17, 2014

then after drilling to put in extractor, dumb me broke extractor off, cant get pliers on extractor to reverse,tried drilling it again with larger bit and smaller bit,only ate my bit up and made a wallow hole... any advice? its a roadster so i really would like to have both knobs holding windshield in place..

thanks a million,jason

oh and i deserve any dumb comments for what i have done,good thing is, it wont be the last dumb thing i do today....

u10072 · May 17, 2014

I would weld about a 7/16" nut to the remaining broken part and remove the bolt-- it's the best technique I've found.

kbank6 · May 17, 2014

I have had to use a center punch and break them out in pieces if there is not enough to grab onto.

.94 OR · May 17, 2014

If it were me, I'd justify a plasma cutter to the wife, then use any of the above listed options. Mainly because I want a plasma cutter and I have one of those broken bolts too. ;D

moses_m · May 17, 2014

X2 on the welding the nut or bolt. Use of plenty of wd 40 or penetrating oil on broken piece of course after weld. If you turn it too hard the square nut that is inside the windshield frame will break and spin freely and that is when you will have to cut it out like me. Or if you have a full cage you can tie it in to your cage.

joshnjulie1 · May 18, 2014

I had broken both mine off. Took it in and they cut the section out and rewelded a new section with a new nut on it. Seamless quality and could not be happier. They even greased the inside they aid to prevent from rusting out like that again.

TwoDalesDad · May 18, 2014

Heat the bolt with a torch...Heat brakes the bond created by rust....

skinner · May 19, 2014

Thanks alot all of you! ill give them a try, in order of least invasive up to full on cut out and re-weld, yeah the "i need a tool for this" trick has almost worn out its welcome at my house these days.. heck i got more in tools to fix this ol' thing that i paid for the bronco itself. y'all are a wealth of great knowledge, i'm blessed to be among y'all...thanks, jason

Tram · May 25, 2014

I am going to be dealing with this tomorrow most likely.

The knob broke and it's so rusty inside, I can't get a good ground to weld another nut successfully, so I'm going to cut out the piece and weld in a new patch with a nut welded to it or thread and tap the new patch..

leemarkues · Sep 25, 2017

Help me out please my windshield has broken last night due to hailstones, so want to get that windshield replacement at home.Suggest the ideas for replacing it.

Glass Pony · Sep 25, 2017

leemarkues said:
Help me out please my windshield has broken last night due to hailstones, so want to get that windshield replacement at home.Suggest the ideas for replacing it.

Call Safelite. they will come right to your house. If you need a new rubber gasket, you will need to source it ahead of time.

Rustytruck · Sep 25, 2017

The whole problem with the windshield bolts is the bolt sticks through the nut on the other side. The bolt rusts badly on the backside of the nut. When you unscrew the bolt the rust on the backside of the bolt jams into the weld nut.

If you ever get one of these apart trim down the bolts to lessen the amount of bolt sticking through the mounting nut, use antisieze and plated hardware if you can.

Rustytruck · Sep 25, 2017

As for repair I would use a small 9/16 hole saw cut out the old and weld in a patch with new welded nut. Standard 3/8" - 16 nut is 9/16" O.D.

with a hole saw you don't have to deal with the broken easy-out.

Scrapper_MV · Sep 25, 2017

Weld a nut on there. The heat from the weld often frees up the seized bolt.

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