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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:00 am |
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Joined: Sep 19, 2010 Posts: 9
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Location: Walsall
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ive just painted my rocker cover and whilst putting it back on the bolt that holds the rockerc cover on has snapped on the left hand side!!
i cant get it out either as how it screws on it goes into the actual engine.
how will i go about fixing this?
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:03 am |
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Joined: Jan 02, 2011 Posts: 286
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Location: Leigh
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a helicoil kit or pay some one to spark erode it/ drill and retap it.
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:05 am |
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Joined: Sep 19, 2010 Posts: 9
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Location: Walsall
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whats a helicoil kit mate?
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:16 am |
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Joined: Jan 02, 2011 Posts: 286
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Location: Leigh
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Or a stud removal tool. It is a set of drill bits designed for this purpose. they work in a standard drill but in reverse (like you are undooing a screw rather than sscreing it in) and they first of all drill into the stud that is left and then grip/screw into the hole and unsrew the stud.
They do have a tendancy to snap if you use them wrong or put too much pressure on and they are tougher than the stud itself so it would have to be spark erosion then I'm afraid.
Helicoils you drill out too big and fit a helicoil insert then the new bolt goes into that.
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:30 am |
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Joined: Dec 17, 2010 Posts: 144
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Location: Wiltshire
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as above, just get a thread extractor. they're not expensive, and they've practically paid for themselves for me (like when a spark plug snapped on one car)
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:22 am |
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Joined: Sep 19, 2010 Posts: 9
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Location: Walsall
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all fixed now, i was panicing a bit then haha. cheers for advice
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 5:13 pm |
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Joined: Nov 27, 2010 Posts: 11520
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als2489 wrote: |
ive just painted my rocker cover and whilst putting it back on the bolt that holds the rockerc cover on has snapped on the left hand side!!
i cant get it out either as how it screws on it goes into the actual engine.
how will i go about fixing this? |
How tight was it
Give it a couple of weeks & it will start leaking oil out, the covers warp very easily if your ham fisted doing the bolts up
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