The hole that my starter bolt goes thru in the block has sheared off. I was thinking I could have a machine shop fill it and redrill it out? Is this possible?
2006-10-23 09:43:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Any repair of this nature depends on the material and the position on the block. Some things require an unusual amount of disassembly before one can weld in certain areas. However, if you have merely stripped the threads in a piece of metal, this is a relatively straight-forward thing for a competent mechanic.
Your main problem, as I see it, is finding someone who doesn't want to just replace things, which clearly in this case would be costly. Shop around carefully and find someone who is willing to consider repairs that do not involve simply replacing parts.
2006-10-23 10:04:41 · answer #1 · answered by Bentley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's just the bolt hole that is damaged it is possible to repair it. It would require the crack to be repaired and the threads re-tapped. If it's around the starter they may have to pull the motor to do the repair, there's not a lot of room on most cars to effectively make a repair like this with out removing the motor. So if they pull the motor you will be looking at big $$$ to repair it. (Higher then $200.00) Take it to several different shops and get Firm estimates. If they hoe and hum about the repair and seem like they are not giving straight forward answers take it some place else. A confident and competent repair shop should be able to say yea or nay right there and then and tell you what needs to happen to do the repair.
2006-10-23 10:00:28 · answer #2 · answered by gearnofear 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure how a hole can shear off, I could see a stud getting sheared off but any hoots, a mechanic should be able to fix it via welding or drill it out and re thread it or use an easy out bold extractor
2006-10-23 09:51:52 · answer #3 · answered by jbscooby99999 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Filling it wouldn't be good. If there's enough metal, you can just tap it one size larger. Otherwise you'd have to use a helicoil
2006-10-23 10:20:08 · answer #4 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thread a larger helocoil into it its fairly easy to do than seal it with a good 2 and one high heat apoxy
2006-10-23 09:51:15 · answer #5 · answered by james w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A competant mechanic should be able to drill it and tap it out
2006-10-23 09:47:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
possible, but probably fairly pricey. lol
2006-10-23 09:58:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋