Steve Gunn

I was getting ready to drop in my motor and noticed the machinist neglected to remove a broken header bolt from the head. No big deal, right? Just drill it out and use an easy out. Broke the damn easy out and now I'm destroying bits because the easy out chunk is too hard to drill into. There is not enough bolt to do the "weld the nut on trick" Any advice or is the motor going to the machine shop?

Thanks!

98RedBird

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At the point you're at I'd just take it to the machine shop. I always say it when a situation like this arises, but if you're not confident that you can remove it yourself then just pay a little to have it done. If you **** it up you're fucked... If they **** it up then it's on them...

PongoX11

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...and when they tell you the threads are damaged, I have a very nice Kentmore timesert kit for sale

Steve Gunn

Thanks, Redbird. Makes sense.

What's that? Beside being just slightly ghetto, what's wrong with a helicoil?

Steve Gunn

Just googled it... holy crap! $400.00????

hitempguy

my .020(.02 CAD = 0.0160795 USD) These are from my post on another site....
Yeeha, got the little buggers out. Here are some pics, the ones of the broken bolts before I started didn't turn out. Sprayed the head with spatter release, then cleaned the broken stud. Welded a bead on the stud and built it out, then welded on the nut. would protect the head more if you could hold a washer against the head. Took about 2 hours.


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ramair21

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great idea! Glad you got it out man.

dub.ya.es.SICK

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molson canadian sounds tasty right about now