When I bought the 4runner, the previous owner warned me that there were some "stuck and broken bolts".
He wasn't kidding.
This was the very last one!
I've been drilling on this broken off skid plate bolt for years!
I got a cobalt drill bit stuck in there the first day I tried getting it out (my impatience cost me). Got some cheap left handed bits and would hit it for a half hour here, and an hour there.
When I got impatient again, I'd stop.
I finally drilled around the old cobalt bit (like 4 holes ), and used a tiny punch to push it out today. Once the bit was gone, the lefty drill bits worked like they should, and I finally beat this sucker!
The old threads were untouched. :becky:
Now to go research which stainless bolts to get, so I can put the skids back on!