Easy out question.....
Pro
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From: Storm lake Iowa
Originally Posted by Big Fish
I think I would pull the head and take it to a machine shop. I'm sure they deal with this kind of thing all the time. The one post above that had a link showed the guy welding a nut to a broken bolt, probably your only chance.
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Lafayette Louisiana
Originally Posted by MsVetteMan
That thought entered my mind, hooker!! Man, I have had the worst run of luck with this car......Sure would like to drive it every now and then!
Hey, how hard would it be to tap a new hole in the head? Casting seems soft enough (I accidently found that out with the drill bit). Couldn't I just move the hole over a little, and drill new hole in valve cover gasket? Only need to go about 1/2" deep or so....
Hey, how hard would it be to tap a new hole in the head? Casting seems soft enough (I accidently found that out with the drill bit). Couldn't I just move the hole over a little, and drill new hole in valve cover gasket? Only need to go about 1/2" deep or so....
Pro
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From: The Valley of The Sun AZ
Originally Posted by MsVetteMan
Hey, how hard would it be to tap a new hole in the head? Casting seems soft enough (I accidently found that out with the drill bit). Couldn't I just move the hole over a little, and drill new hole in valve cover gasket? Only need to go about 1/2" deep or so....
to that idea. Take it to a machine shop, it's a decision you'll thank yourself for later.
Race Director
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From: Scottsdale Arizona
Originally Posted by Grinchia
Here's a site with a few novel techniques, a good read:
http://www.thebugshop.org/bsfqtool.htm
Good luck!
http://www.thebugshop.org/bsfqtool.htm
Good luck!
"EZ-Outs" Forget about them. These are those tapered drill-bit-looking things that you drill a hole in the center of the bolt shank and then insert them into the hole with an "unscrewing" motion. I have tried cheap ones, expensive ones, spiral ones, square ones. I extracted a bolt with one once out of 434 tries, and I think it was loose to start with. The theory sounds good, but in practice they are worthless. One definition of them from my Altar of Manhood page is "E-Z OUT BOLT AND STUD EXTRACTOR: A tool that snaps off in bolt holes and is ten times harder than any known drill bit". Once they snap off inside, you have no chance of drilling them out. Forget about them. If you see a set really cheap in store, buy yourself an ice cream instead. The ice cream will be more effective in getting a snapped of bolt out. Am I clear on this? "
