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    can anyone get out a broken exhaust bolt?

    in Pitstop

    Posted · Edited by buggerit

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    Finally got it out against all odds. Thanks for all the advice everyone and appolgies if I come across stupid but theres always something you've never done and this was one of them. Prior to this I've done s full service, wheel bearings, , regulator/ rectifier new battery, new caliper, fitted new brake pads, stripped and fitted master cylinder kit after the garage forgot to put a return spring on my lever! Ive had to learn from the haynes manual as I go. Most of this if not all im sure is very basic but I got to start somewhere. Ive done ok until this. At least its done im just scared now of over tightening the new bolt as yes you guessed it I dont have a torque wrench! Again thanks everyone this forums been very helpful and patient! :grin:

    can anyone get out a broken exhaust bolt?

    in Pitstop

    Posted

    I think one issue ive noticed is with the bolt it has the thread inside the block and outside the block and dividing the two sides is a smooth middle section that sits flush with the engine block so no thread to the engine block can be seen or accessed. Ill have a bit more of a mess and see how the next few days go.

    can anyone get out a broken exhaust bolt?

    in Pitstop

    Posted

    Well I got a better blow torch from b and q today. Using plus gas still nothing been trying for an hour off and on. Its very hard to get in there. I have to grip it at an angle thats all I have with whats left of the bolt and the curve of the engine block. I may get lucky with the extractor and plusgas and the blow torch. But I can't just keep buying more tools. It looks like its just a job too far for me. Ive done more complicated jobs it just seems to be always rusted or broken bloody bolts I struggle with. If that fails im leaving it with the 3 bolts tbat are left and either live with it or sell it on I think

    can anyone get out a broken exhaust bolt?

    in Pitstop

    Posted

     

    Go back and have a look at what Megawatt suggested....get a small blowlamp and you should be able to heat up around the broken stud....with patience you should be able to get it out...When I was in the trade I always used to actually slightly tighten it before I undid it crack the seal as it were...

     

    i know thats what the plus gas says but its very hard to get any sort of leverage from any angle, if the bolt extractor can get hold of it i have a chance. i need to buy a blow torch but at this point its starting to add up, oh the joys!

    can anyone get out a broken exhaust bolt?

    in Pitstop

    Posted

    Yep it could be done, but like previously said, it would require the head to come off and a piller drill to do a proper job.


    It would be much easier to drill out the existing stud and tap a new thread if necessary :thumb:

     


    sounds good, could i use a strong small drill bit to drill the bolt out in pieces to try to save the thread??

    can anyone get out a broken exhaust bolt?

    in Pitstop

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    had another idead whilst i wait for my tool to come, the exhaust is bolted by two bolts diagonally. on the engine block there are two opposite blank spaces where it could be drilled, threaded for two new bolts going diagonally in the opposite direction which would work fine. how hard would this be to do? would i need a special drill bit for the engine block? any recommendations for a threading tool? is it something a garage could do cheap??

    can anyone get out a broken exhaust bolt?

    in Pitstop

    Posted

    i filed down the bolt flat on both sides but it looks like ive got less bolt than i thought about half an inch! im hoping a bolt extractor will do it. having trouble getting grippers round it due to the engine block and its too small for a c spanner. extractor next then i might have to look at buying a torch great. going to soak it in plus gas till the extractor turns up.

    Bag of crisps of the day!

    in General Chat

    Posted

    There was salt n shake which just had the little blue bag of salt:


    http://www.britishcornershop.co.uk/images/large/CS0117.jpg


    I seem to remember one that had different flavours of sachets to add as well but really can't remember what they were called.

     


    Your too good at this ha!! dont remember the flavoured sachets though!

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