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Number 6 on the intake manifold...... I was going back through and giving them another 1/4 turn to 1/2 turn after the gasket sealer sealed some and SNAP, off it came. I have at least 1/2 to 3/4 in the head and the head of the bolt in my hand... Its the last one on the passenger side in the back. I cannot believe this! This is taking me so long to do now i feel overwhelmed. Is there anything i can do or do i have to take it back off and get the bolt out of the head?
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How do you know that it was before 30 lbs/ft? If you were going 1/4 to 1/2 turns, you were not using a torque wrench, right? What probably happened was that you crossed the threads from the get-go. Now the "easy-out" method may have to be tried, but if the threads are so badly damaged that you broke the head off the bolt, you will most likely break the easy-out tool (they are extremely brittle). No offense, but it is time to start over, with someone who has experience in the automotive field. It sounds like you bit off more than you could chew without any previous knowledge as to how to properly make engine repairs. "Heli-coil" repair kits are also available for such problems; but quite honestly, if you had trouble putting in a bolt, you will have a great deal of trouble with this method, which is more time consuming than easy-outs, but offer a good repair for damaged hole threads. Both methods can be dangerous to your engine, even for the experienced. Metal shavings from the drilling required can get stuck in the worst places, and you end up trashing the motor. I am not trying to be nasty, but fixing cars can be difficult. If you don't know what you are doing, then stick to your field of expertise, and have someone else fix your engine.What is the best synthetic oil to use in a duramax diesel?
take it all back off.....drill a pilot hole into the broken bolt, get out a tap and dye set and start digging it out.don't feel bad...buddy and I rebuilt his 79' Z28 about 7 yrs ago and as we were finishing up the engine after almost a year of weekends....my buddy drops a nut down thru the carburator and you can just hear it clunk cluck clunk all the way down. We spent another 6 months of weekends redoing all we just did.
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The only thing you can do is to drill it and get an 'easy out' to fit the hole you drilled..I'm pretty sure sears sells them. (or any hardware store)........tough luck, Buddy and good luck getting it out.Honda Passport 1998. I need help figuring out the 4X4 drive. Could anyone please help?
You can use an extractor set - sears has one or harbor freight. It has a reverse thread metal drill bit - you try to get in the center of the bolt. Then it has a cone shaped hardened bit you use with your rachet and it also too is reverse threaded to bite into hole u just drilled. If the bolt you just broke moved in the last few months now that pressure is gone you may be surprised that it unscrews easily. I have done only 3 of these on cars and it does get easier with each try.2006 Toyota Tacoma. How do you reset?
it needs to be drilled outbest left to a qualified
motor mechanic
if u feelunsure about
drilling it out
in any case it has to be
done very carefully
or you might damage the
bolt hole thread.u will need
to buy a special drill bit
and operate the drill slowly
in reverse gear,to remove the
remainder of the bolt.unless
you purchase a reverse thread
bolt exctractor set(not cheap)in uk.
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do not desperate.that happen even at the best and most professional of the mechanics.(common stuff,on a heated metals)
if You have enough bolt stud,buy a stud extractor in sears.
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if You don't have enough stud then drill it and use an easy out
if You take to a mechanic that's what he gonna do.
If you go to a Chevrolet dealer right now before you get too nervous they can remove it easily, with an eazy - out. Now there is no torque on the intake bolt. Leave the intake on and see if their able to remove the broken bolt without removing the intake. Changing all the bolts to grade 5 or 8 you should 'nt snap them off again. If you'd like to do something slicker, g to a speed-shop and get hardened intake socket bolts or hex bolts. Their hardness will be in the same range as Allan Head Socket screws. When torqueing, intakes, start in the center going clockwisse in 5 - 8 lb. incraments. I'm sure you would'nt have done this but was your intake re-machined to fit 23 degere heads or was the heads cut to 23 degrees?
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Get a small left hand drill bit and a reversible drill. Slowly drill the bolt and the bit may back it right out.More Questions & Answers ...
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