Damn Porsche Dealer, They broke something Options

[dralf]

I am a bit upset with the local Dayton Porsche dealer. Last fall I spent $500 to get the car aligned. They did little to get it back into specs and told me to take it to a body shop if I wanted the car to be closer to factory tolerances. I thought OK, good enough for me since I did get a nice smile from their attractive receptionist.

Well, now that I have been under the car working on the alternator something catches my eye. On the drivers side trailing arm the clowns broke off a bolt ! I have enclosed a pic of the crime. My frustration is that months have passed since the dealer worked on it and so it would be their word against mine. I also know they would not hesitate in telling me some lie for they stiffed a third party who initially purchased the shim pack to do this alignment.

My problem now is what do I do to repair the damage ? I have only had bad luck with EZ-Outs. They break off and then you have a piece of harden steel it the way. Any suggestions ? I am reluctant to take the other two bolts out for I suspect that will alter my expensive alignment.

[sixerdon]

Here is what I would do. First, pry off the caps on the top side of the bolts and fill the holes to the top with PB Blaster fluid. Put the caps back in place and check them again in a week. For the broken bolt, drill and tap is the only solution now. Start with small drill bits and step up to the next larger sizes so that the drill hole continues to get bigger. With the PB Blaster working down from the top, I'll bet a quality EZ out will finally do it. If not, keep drilling until you are right down to the threads. Then tap it through. Patience is the rule.
Everyone reading this should pull those caps off once a year and fill with PB Blaster so those bolts don't rust up.
Don