I broke a bolt (one of 3) trying to remove the hub on my 98 cherokee. The vice grips are slipping as I try to remove the tip by screwing it out from the front. Is there an easier and surer way to get out that remaining tip?

Asked by 98cherokee Sep 20, 2016 at 04:44 PM about the 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4-Door 4WD

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Cranked out the bolt side just to find out that the bolt had broken off and the tip still remains in the hub.

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I broke a bolt (one of 3) trying to remove the hub on my 98 cherokee. The vice grips are slipping as I try to remove the tip by screwing it out from the front. Is there an easier and surer way to get out that remaining tip?

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I broke a bolt (one of 3) trying to remove the hub on my 98 cherokee. The vice grips are slipping as I try to remove the tip by screwing it out from the front. Is there an easier and surer way to get out that remaining tip?

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