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Feb 25, 2011 | 10:15 PM

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Staging Lane

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stripped bolt hole

well in the process of putting headers on my car i stripped the middle bolt hole into the head. this is due to the fact im trying to do this by my self and didnt have the bolt straight when i went to tighten it up. i took it out and blew out the hole however the bolt threads were flattened. i tried a different bolt however it done the same thing. any ideas?

Feb 25, 2011 | 10:19 PM

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Did you start the bolt by hand?

Feb 25, 2011 | 10:21 PM

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ya but i guess not far enough. Im thinking bout tightening it slowly and if i have to take the header off again i will just stud it.

Feb 25, 2011 | 10:21 PM

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have you tried chasing yet? alot of times just chasing threads will fix minor issues.

Feb 25, 2011 | 10:22 PM

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So the bolt wont go in now? Or spins freely when its in?

Feb 25, 2011 | 10:23 PM

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If you screwed up the threads is going to need re tapped.

Feb 25, 2011 | 10:23 PM

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With a tap. no i dont have one. one set of tool i really need to invest in i guess. never had this problem before. Will it hurt it to keep tightening?

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Feb 25, 2011 | 11:19 PM

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Dont tighten it down buddie.
I did the same thing and the damn bolt just wouldnt go in. I got fed up of scewing in and out so many times I decided to just tighten it down. Long story short...my under $500 full exhaust plan ended up costing me more like 2k. Had to take the car to a shop to get the bolt out. Nightmare city