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Old Aug 29, 2014 | 08:18 AM
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Long story short is that only held on by the two bolts one above the coil and the other one on the PS bracket. I went to renove the two bolts that hold the ICM on to replace and somehow the treads got striped out. Tried to make new threads and the tap broke off. Would like to remove so I can fix correctly this time. If it wasent for bad luck I would have no luck at all.
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Long story short is that only held on by the two bolts one above the coil and the other one on the PS bracket. I went to renove the two bolts that hold the ICM on to replace and somehow the treads got striped out. Tried to make new threads and the tap broke off. Would like to remove so I can fix correctly this time. If it wasent for bad luck I would have no luck at all.
So you broke one of the small bolts that hold the ICM through the heat-sink to the bracket or one of the bolts that attach to engine? Your post seems a little vague.

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Get a new or used bracket, and start over.
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Get a new or used bracket, and start over.
That was what I was going to suggest if it were the smaller bolts but it was a very vague post as to what he screwed up so I thought I'd just ask which!
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The bracket it self has the threads missing. This is my DD. I don't have time to get a new bracket. I want to pull the old off and make new threads. Is the bracket only held on by the two bolts??
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The bracket it self has the threads missing. This is my DD. I don't have time to get a new bracket. I want to pull the old off and make new threads. Is the bracket only held on by the two bolts??
Bracket is held on with two bolts and I'd guess maybe you bottomed the tap and that is when the tap broke. What size tap did you choose? How did you determine the size you chose? I would think you could unlatch the connector at the coil and the module, remove the assembly as a package and work on the bench.
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Originally Posted by WVZR-1
Bracket is held on with two bolts and I'd guess maybe you bottomed the tap and that is when the tap broke. What size tap did you choose? How did you determine the size you chose? I would think you could unlatch the connector at the coil and the module, remove the assembly as a package and work on the bench.
I found two screws the same size and length that fit thought the module that was bigger then the oem screws. Thanks for the confirmation on how it's held on
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