i took off my skid yesterday just to get a good look at the damage i had done to it and maily just b/c i was bored. but anyways when i was taking it off there was only 3 bolts the 4th one had been broken off in the hole so i have 3 questions 1st should i worry about it? (i dont go off road a whole lot and when i do its nothing hard) and 2nd should i replace it? 3rd how do i get it out?
ya those dents are from i man hole i hit going through an alley in town going about 15mph hit that..man did i learn my lesson!! i hit my head on the visor and it hurt like crap!
thanks for all the help

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You have a cow that lives under your hood and craps in your skid plate?!?!





If you don't wheel too much then I would not worry too much about it. IF you can't get a hold on the bolt to remove it (soak it in PB blaster or similar) you would have to drill it out and that is a PITA.

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Which bolt is it that is broke? If its one of the front two, then it I would probably look into getting it fixed. Did the bolt actually break or did the nut come off the cross member?

How the heck did you hit a man hole?

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easy i didnt think it was up that high enough....it was umm its the front drivers side bolt the head broke off so its just the bolt in the hole so how do i drill it out?

See if you can get a pair of vise grips on it like JJ said. Unless you didnt put anti seize on it(thats a sin), then the bolt shouldn't be all that bad to get out.

To drill it out, you drill a hole in the middle of the bolt then use something called an 'easy out' to get the bolt out.

If you cannot get it out, just take it easy and dont hit anymore man holes.

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Anti-sieze is the devil ! Use Red thread locker!

Red thread locker.....goooood stuff! Use it on my quad parts...takes a good turn of the ol' wrench to get them to break loose.

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That's the idea .Just don't use the green thread locker unless you have a torch handy and willing to use it!