VandykeT/A

Has anyone had a head bolt strip in the block and drilled it out and tapped it with a bigger bolt ? A friend of mine doing the work to my car had this happen and had to do this and i was wondering if anyone else has experienced this and if its a common thing ? Thanks

VandykeT/A

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CrazyDrivinJoe

iTrader: (1)

I had one break when installing headers but I got it out honed the hole with a spare bolt by flatening 2 sides and going in and out clearing the hole. Got the idea of google header bolts fit perfectly after. If you are talking about the head bolts then thats a whole nother story

splitfinger09

iTrader: (9)

I just swapped my heads with no issues of stripping. I would def say this is not a common thing.

crainholio

iTrader: (2)

The bolts which attach the heads to the block need to apply the same force or the head will warp. It is unlikely you could accomplish this by mixing in a single bolt of different material and size.

Better to use a threaded insert (Timesert?)

joecar

Look thru this thread: https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...ipped-lsx.html

speedtigger

iTrader: (16)

Heli- coil thread repair kit may be an option.

VandykeT/A

Hes all ready drilled it out and put the bigger bolt in.

S10xGN

iTrader: (11)

Good luck with that...