[MarkChamorro]

2000 Honda Rancher ES, pulled off the front crankcase cover to see what I was working with. Found a shift lever had sheared a little (PN: 22810-HM7-700) AND found the Return Spring Pin (PN: 24652-KY4-900) that aligns the gearshift plate had snapped into the crankcase. If you google that Part number in the parenthesis for the Return Spring Pin, the threads that go into the crankcase had snapped. I'm just here to ask for some advice.
What I've thought of so far:
1: Getting Left Handed drill bits, and hoping it will "bite" the bolt and reverse it out
2: Since the block is aluminum and the bolt isn't, I could Tack weld onto the bolt, letting it cool, tack welding that weld and letting it cool and so on, so I build a little "tower" to then weld a nut and back it out.
3: Plain ol' drilling it out, but the material falling into the case makes me nervous.

 

[shadetree]

if you got enough bolt too get a sharp drift punch too ?, try hammering the broken stud out. all you need is enough bolt on the outer edge to get the point on, then just work it out counter-clockwise, I would try this before heating the case. heat will distort the cases, this wont end well !.

 

[MarkChamorro]

if you got enough bolt too get a sharp drift punch too ?, try hammering the broken stud out. all you need is enough bolt on the outer edge to get the point on, then just work it out counter-clockwise, I would try this before heating the case. heat will distort the cases, this wont end well !.

Good point, I do have a punch, hoping it works!

 

[shadetree]

if you got enough bolt too get a sharp drift punch too ?, try hammering the broken stud out. all you need is enough bolt on the outer edge to get the point on, then just work it out counter-clockwise, I would try this before heating the case. heat will distort the cases, this wont end well !.

Good point, I do have a punch, hoping it works!

keep us posted if it works or not ? .

 

[ATC4ever]

Could also drill a small hole in the bolt & put an 'easy out' in it, spinning it counter clockwise if the other doesnt do it.

 

[MarkChamorro]

Got it out boys! Coworker of mine Punched it a few times and put a left handed bit in, increasing in size and it backed out. Couldn’t have gone any better. It sure had me sweating. Some new parts coming in tomorrow and it’ll be put back together!