These are just some of the tools Jim had to use to try and get the broken bolt out of the car...
He broke one of his reverse tap tools trying...
The next approach was to use his drill - first starting with a small bit up through the middle of the bolt. But look at how precise he got it - perfectly straight in the middle!
Then he used a specific size drill bit to drill the rest - look at what remained...
Then he could use his rachet tap...
And the new bolt will fit! This one isn't the right length, so Jim is ordering the new hardware tonight...
Jim took off the other support member that he plans to replace - it's definitely showing more rust...
The bracket and bolts are definitely rusty - Jim already has new bolts for this application...
So then came some clean up. He'll be on hold until the support members come in.
The cap for the stack came in today - this should keep anything from going down the stack if that's indeed where the debris is coming from...
Back out on the scaffolding to put the cap on - putting up the ladder...
Placing the cap. It's a very tight fit so at this point, Jim isn't going to put screws in to hold it in place.
Bringing the ladder down - we'll take down the scaffolding another day.
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