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If you break the head off a bolt it is loose. Why pay extra to make it looser than loose?

You only need the left hand bit if the bolt is in a through hole where the opposite side is unaccessible. The left hand bit prevents the bolt from being run through the hole and into that place you won't be able to get it out of. An example would be a cylinder head bolt. Using a standard bit...

Heck no. Lock washers are bunk. To elaborate, split lock washers in particular provide no locking effect and add the risk of the washer breaking and coming out from under the head of the bolt. All forms of lock washers have openings that allow moisture under the head of the bolt which causes...

The broken part of the bolt is loose. If you've got a hot glue gun or some super glue you could glue a dowel or rod to the end of the bolt and unthread it.