Method for Repairing Damaged Bolt

A method for repairing a damaged bolt located on a baseplate in a bolted joint, the damaged bolt having a nut threaded thereon, and the damaged bolt having a deformed portion and a residual portion, wherein the residual portion is at least partially within the nut, the method comprising:

• a) removing the deformed portion of the damaged bolt;
• b) removing the nut from the residual portion of the damaged bolt;
• c) inspecting the residual portion of the damaged bolt;
• d) installing a coupling over the residual portion of the damaged bolt;
• e) installing an anchor bolt into the coupling;
• f) installing a bolt stool over the coupling, the anchor bolt, and the residual portion of the damaged bolt;
• g) installing a securing nut onto the anchor bolt to secure the bolt stool in place;
• and
• h) tensioning the anchor bolt with a tensioner to a predetermined tension.