where to get some striped bolts taken out?

[superspud]

i was trying to remove the upper windsheild bolts in order to install my kargo master rack and i cant get / striped a few. anyone know a good shop that will drill them out and not rape me?
and its a 95 yj.

[LifesGrand]

I'm not to familiar with the bolts used to hold this windshield, but I'm assuming these would only be a 1/4" sized bolt roughly???
Could you not purchase an easy out drill bit to do this yourself? Like I said, I'm not sure what's holding things together here, but if you can I would suggest drilling on top of the bolt head to fit an easy out bolt/screw extractor bit.. just a thought..
You can usually by them in lets say a set of 3 different sizes for future situations..

[superspud]

ya i have some, butt he bolt seems so stuck that i dont want to beak off the hardended steel in the bolt then be super messed up......
also the easy outs i have have a square end, so i need a large tap or somting to clamp on.

[Vinman]

Those are some funny bolts Jeep used.

I installed a set of hinge mounted lights on a buddy's 5 year old TJ from Chicago (read: rust belt) and to my surprise the bolts all came out without any problems.
A while later, I managed to strip bolt heads, break bolts and break 2-3 torx drivers on my less than 6 month old TJ that had never seen salty roads, go figure.

Vince

[BEZZ]

i ran into this problem while replacing my windshield frame after the roll last summer. I ended up chasing the bolt around in circles with a BFH and a punch. One I had it spinning they came out alright.

[nickcoleman9]

also if drilling them out go to a good supplier of tools and get left hand drill bits so while drilling they are working for you not against you

[superspud]

tried the punch, just ended up running a groove around the edge of the bolt. ill pick p a impact wrench tommoro to help witht he few that still have some pattern left.
left handed drill bits are a good idea.

anything i should be worried about when drilling?

[esi]

I'm not sure of the name, but I have a impact driver. You put your socket on the driver, put it on the bolt then twist it a bit in the direction that you want the bolt to go then smash it with a BFH. It works great to shock the bolt and get them turning. I'll take a look at the case tommorow and see if there's a name or more info on it.

[The Machinist]

anything i should be worried about when drilling?

     Make sure your drill bit doesn't wander.  Centre punch the bolt, then drill a small pilot hole with a RH helix drill bit, then drill with a larger LH helix drill bit.  Wouldn't hurt to use a bit of cutting fluid on the drill and soak the bolt in a rust penetrant to free it up a bit.  Oh yeah, be carefull not to break your easy out off in the bolt, you will go through a lot of drill bits trying to drill that sucker out!   As much as I hate taking out broken rusty bolts, if you stop by my shop with some kokanee's on Sat I'll help you get them out. 

[superspud]

music to my ears!
where is your shop?
if a impact driver and air tool dosent work i will be more then happy to buy a few kokanee!

[jeepxtc]

http://www.camsautomachine.com/

[The Machinist]

Thanks.

[superspud]

big thanks to the machinest. Now i know how to deal with stripped and rusted bolts!. screw easy out, go stright to heli coils!