bolt head

any secrets on getting the bolt out of the hole when the had has poped off?thanks

 

drill a little hole in it , then get a easy out an take it out , hope it works for u . I'm in the process or drilling 3 new holes in my motor :ball:

 

Ah broken bolts. When someone mentions that, I cringe in remembrance of all the bolts I've broken off on my car, and in anticiption of doing it again

Where's the bolt, Patrick?

 

well theres 2. one is on thevalve cover and the other is in a completeley different car.

 

Put on a nut that fits and weld the "stud" and nut together inside.
Go easy with the wrench and you will be fine
The heat from weld will also help break the bolt loose as it cools down

 

A valve cover bolt? First I've heard of one of those ever breaking off. :spank:

 

Yeah that's new to me...what happened? It's hard to break a bolt that's torqued less than 10 pounds.

 

i know. it wasnt even tight yet and ... Snap!

 

V/C bolt should come out with an extractor (easy out).

 

Whoa! valve cover bolt how in the h*&l did you do that? :grin: Just kidd'n. I've seen it happen, but it is rare and does happen. BUT you know what favor to do yourself for next time don't you? (put anti-sieze on the next one and any others you come across). Anti-seize is the maintnence man's best friend.

 

I shouldn't admit it but when I was 16 years old (knew nothing) I was replacing the valve cover gaskets on my '68 Cutlass, using a 1/2" drive socket wrench. You can imagine what happened to the cover bolts before they even felt tight with that long handled ratchet drive.ou: :spank:
My older brother still mentions that stupid trick every time he's around when I'm working on a car.


Geez, now I can't face any of you in person.:eek2:

 

I used an easy-out when I snapped a bolt to get off the water pump. I also snapped the easy-out. It does not take to much torque to break it. Also, please remember that the easy-out is made from some kind of hardened steak. You cannot drill though it. So, BE CAREFUL.

 

That must be some hard steak!!:grin: :laugh: :laugh:

But yes, the easy out is quite hard. ou: You don't want a mess like that.

Any luck on getting those bolts out??

 

I've never broke a V/C bolt, but my 63 Impala had one when I got it. After about 6 months of adding more and more "goop" to try ti seal it, I finally fixed it.

I've never had any luck with the small "easy-outs" so I didn't even bother trying that.

I just VERY CAREFULLY center punched the exact center of the broken stud, and used a #7 drill which is the drill size for 1/4-20 tap. Once you drill out all the meat, you can easily run a tap down in the hole and chase the threads back out.
Good luck!

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Here's one of the best ways to get a broken stud/bolt out that I've ever tried. You gotta drill a hole for an easy-out right? Use a LEFT TWIST DRILL BIT. You probably won't even get the chance to break an easy-out!!!:Smarty: http://www.madelectrical.com/workshop/broken-bolts.shtml

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