[sergiologia]

Yesterday I was replacing a faulty crankshaft position sensor and while doing it, the screw got broken and is inside the housing. I know there's a way to get it out using a left-hand drill but there's almost no space there. I've been thinking about gluing the bolt just so I can take the jeep to a shop or trying to see if a right-angle drill attachment would work. If anyone could give me an advice I'd appreciate it. I don't really want to take out the transmission just for a broken bolt.
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[Newfoundpassion]

OUCH, I feel your pain. Pulled this off amazon but I'm sure you can get something similar locally. Maybe try this with a right angle attachment. I believe it uses a left handed drill in the first operation. Might get lucky and not need the second operation.

 

[Senior6Gun]

What a pain. A screw extractor is the way to go, but as you mentioned access is a problem. If the right angle drill doesn't work you'll have to start tearing things down to get better access.

 

[Newfoundpassion]

Yesterday I was replacing a faulty crankshaft position sensor and while doing it, the screw got broken and is inside the housing. I know there's a way to get it out using a left-hand drill but there's almost no space there. I've been thinking about gluing the bolt just so I can take the jeep to a shop or trying to see if a right-angle drill attachment would work. If anyone could give me an advice I'd appreciate it. I don't really want to take out the transmission just for a broken bolt.
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Update your your fix?

 

[99GoldenSahara]

Yeah. Did it work or not?


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[sergiologia]

I know it's been a while but I have an update: I ended up using J-weld and letting it dry overnight, and it glued perfectly; the jeep drove without any problems for 2 months. Then I took it to a shop to install a lift kit and they replaced the screws.

 

[Newfoundpassion]

I know it's been a while but I have an update: I ended up using J-weld and letting it dry overnight, and it glued perfectly; the jeep drove without any problems for 2 months. Then I took it to a shop to install a lift kit and they replaced the screws.

Thanks for the update, always nice to see final solutions and positive results to problems that are posted here!