Wes, you need an easy out kit, you drill into the bolt some, and then use
the easy out with a ratchet or wrench, upon doing this you must soak the
broken bolt with penetrant oil, maybe even tap around bolt hole with small
hammer to free the rusty bolt, but do gently. any parts place should have
this easy out tool.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wes Weems" <wweems@fix.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 1:23 PM
Subject: DML: Broken bolts in exhaust manifold....
> Ok....
>
> I found on one side of my engine there was a bold missing out of my exaust
> manifold... and whne I tried to put one in.. .the hole was already
> plugged... upon trying to take other bolts out... I found out that the
first
> one was broke off and the second one broke whne trying to pull it
out..(with
> very little strength)
>
> I guess my question is this... since the bold broke approx 2-3mm inside
the
> hole... how the heck do I get the bolt out? Drill it out and re-thread?
And
> ideas for getting em out with out all that... and I am going to want to
put
> some bolts back in that can withstand heat better or whatever... that one
> thta broke on me was super weak...
>
>
> Wes
>
>
>
>
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