I tried the search but nothing came up? I can't be the only one that's done this....
I've found some videos about rethreading a stripped bolt hole (
) but it seems very sketchy doing this by hand, and I need to get what remains of that bolt out first.
I have a stripped bolt remover thing but I doubt I'm going to get enough torque on it to break it free considering it snapped the bolt?
So my questions are:
Is there any way that I can get that bolt out with damaging the existing threads?
Is there any way a professional can get that bolt out without damaging threads?
Should I just take this to a trusted mechanic?
Should I try to do this myself?
Is a helicoil the only solution to fix threads?
Any ballpark on cost for a mechanic?
So here's what remains: