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Sleeve anchor - damaged threading - bolt won't come out
diynotmything
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HI,
My first attempt at anything closely related to DIY and i screwed it up. I've learnt it the hard way I think.
I was using the sleeve anchor - easyfix-sleeve-anchor-12-x-130mm-m12-10-pack
I had hammered 8 of them in to the brick wall. Unfortunately, I wasn't too careful about pulling out the nut slightly to avoid damaging the threads. I was lucky with 7 of them and managed to unscrew the nut, but on the 8th one - the thread is slightly more damaged and so the nut is stuck and I am unable to unscrew it. To top it off, the bolt is also loose so is now rotating within the sleeve freely with the nut stuck at the end.
The gap between the wall and nut is very small - say 4 mm of sorts. I tried using thin pliers to hold the bolt and attempt to unscrew the nut but didn't work.
hoping you can offer some advice please ?
thanks in advance.
My first attempt at anything closely related to DIY and i screwed it up. I've learnt it the hard way I think.
I was using the sleeve anchor - easyfix-sleeve-anchor-12-x-130mm-m12-10-pack
I had hammered 8 of them in to the brick wall. Unfortunately, I wasn't too careful about pulling out the nut slightly to avoid damaging the threads. I was lucky with 7 of them and managed to unscrew the nut, but on the 8th one - the thread is slightly more damaged and so the nut is stuck and I am unable to unscrew it. To top it off, the bolt is also loose so is now rotating within the sleeve freely with the nut stuck at the end.
The gap between the wall and nut is very small - say 4 mm of sorts. I tried using thin pliers to hold the bolt and attempt to unscrew the nut but didn't work.
hoping you can offer some advice please ?
thanks in advance.
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Metal drill to destroy the shield and then a claw hammer to pull it out. The enlarge the hole and put a new anchor bolt in.Changing the world, one sarcastic comment at a time.0
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If the nu will move on the thread, wind it hard up against the wall and then use a file to clean off the burr. You might find a screwdriver can be used to lever the nut out and in the process, wedge the bolt in to the sheath.
Failing that, crowbar to pull the whole thing out and fit a bigger one.Any language construct that forces such insanity in this case should be abandoned without regrets. –
Erik Aronesty, 2014
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Thank you. Let me give your suggestions a try later today
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