Remove bolt that is snapped of in brickwork?

[cctvtobeornottobe]

i was fitting a set of gates and the bolt snapped.

i have tried drilling the bolt in the brickwork but my drill bits are not touching it.

any ideas on how to get this out, if its possible?

thank you

 

[westward10]

Patience will get it out.

 

[cctvtobeornottobe]

If we going all out.......do you have access to a welder?

no lol =]

 

[Baddegg]

Remove the brick it’s stuck in and replace that

 

[cctvtobeornottobe]

You need to do it as @westward10 and the quality drill bits as @rsgaz and others have advised. You must get a pilot hole in it with a smaller bit then work your way up to the easyout size you need.
Ideally you need to be left with just a shell to weaken the grip that the bolt will have given the amount of torque it will have taken to snap it .

ok the buts i have wern't eve making a scratch

 

[snowhead]

Drill another hole in the bracket.

 

[Pete999]

ok the buts i have wern't eve making a scratch

Get some Bits then! sorry!

 

[ruston]

I forget the name of the bits we used on hardened steel , but there are a lot of quality bits available . As has been said , if possible centre punch to give the bit a start , use cutting oil and start with a small bit as I suggested earlier. It went in - it will come out with patience .
I take it this is a quality job and you cannot have an uneven line as @snowhead suggests.

 

[DefyG]

How on earth did you snap it in the first place, those bolts are pretty tough normally!

 

[ruston]

How on earth did you snap it in the first place, those bolts are pretty tough normally!

The dreaded impact gun?

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

I have seen a electric gate fitter weld a piece of metal on the end of a broken bolt before as the head had snapped off, as the piece of metal was quite long he could use a bit of leverage to turn it anti clockwise and free it up and unscrew it.

 

[ruston]

ok the buts i have wern't eve making a scratch

Drills for Hardened Steel - http://wlfuller.com/html/drills_for_hardened_steel.html

 

[ruston]

I have seen a electric gate fitter weld a piece of metal on the end of a broken bolt before as the head had snapped off, as the piece of metal was quite long he could use a bit of leverage to turn it anti clockwise and free it up and unscrew it.

That's fine if there is enough to get a weld on to it. Another method is to hammer an oversize nut onto the stud and weld that to it.

 

[Rpa07]

Patience will get it out.

Do you know her number, we could give her a call, she could bring her e-z-out kit!

 

[telectrix]

masonry drill all round it in the concrete. get it out. refill with fine concrete mix. go back next day and re-drill for new bolt.

 

[Squid]

Remove brick, fit replacement brick, job jobbed.....