How to fix loose anchors for clothesline in brick wall?

[Bronski]

Hi! I’ve just installed the Hills compact folding clothes line on my brick wall and 3 out of 4 of the anchor connections are loose.

When drilling the holes of those loose 3, the drill bit went through the holes inside the brick (10 hole bricks) and when inserting the sleeve anchors (m8 x 70) they couldn’t fully tighten.

Now that I’ve put it all up, those 3 bolts will not fully tighten to the wall and the connection is loose. The fourth bolt missed the holes in the brick and tightened fine.

Is it because the drilled holes open up into the cavity in the bricks and the sleeve anchors can’t get enough grip? Or is it just coincidence and I’ve drilled the hole too big or crooked etc?

Is there any way to fix this other than ripping it all out and starting again? Even some kind of glue to stick the brackets to the wall?

The anchors are m8 x 70 and I’ve uploaded a pic trying to explain where I felt the drill went through inside the brick. It just broke through the second row as I got to my depth marker.

I’ve also added pics of the connections

 

 

[Bronski]

Thanks @MitchellMc I like the sound of using the Ultrafix, is there any recommended way I can get the bolts out?

Cheers

[MitchellMc]

Typically, they'll be pretty stubborn, @Bronski. Back the nut off and then tap the inner bolt section with a hammer, but not the sleeve. This disengages the flared end from the sleeve. Grip the sleeve with needle-nosed pliers and see if you can twist them.

Mitchell