inside the bolt so since I bought the extractor to remove the bolt what do I buy to extract the extractor???
2007-07-21 16:37:48 · 7 answers · asked by J A 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I have no money to take it to the shop for repair, I was really hopeing someone might live near rohnert park, calif and might give a girl a break pleaseeeeeeeeee
2007-07-21 17:14:53 · update #1
You didn't say if the bolt was broken off where the manifold bolts to the head or the other end, where the exhaust flange is. If it's broken where the manifold bolts to the head, I assume it's broken off flush with the head? If it's broken off flush with the manifold, there may be 1/2" to 3/4" of a stud sticking out of the head. If that's the case, have someone remove your manifold and approach it that way. It may just have to be drilled out and have a heli-coil inserted in the head. Then you could use the bolt hole again. If it's broken at the exhaust flange, then just have somebody drill it out for you.
2007-07-21 17:59:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quality extractors are usually harder than any drill bit and cannot be drilled. You can weld a nut or a small piece of pipe onto the broken parts or chip the extractor out bit by bit with a good punch and start over. Keep in mind that if you try the welding trick and fail, the bolt, extractor and all will probably be to hard to ever drill.
2007-07-22 03:14:52 · answer #2 · answered by Hondu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The advice given already is good especially if the bolt is broken off down in the hole a bit.
However, if the bolt is anywhere near flush with the surface (even slightly do below the surface) a good alternative to drilling is to take a hex nut and a mig welder and weld the nut to the remainder of the bolt by welding up the hole in the nut.
You've essentially put a new head on the bolt and can unscrew it with a socket or wrench.
HTH
2007-07-21 20:28:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We overhaul very expensive, large cast iron boiler pumps. Tapping the bolts repeatedly for 5 minutes, and letting a good penetrating oil soak into them for several days is your best bet. The oil will help dissolve the rust a bit and add some lubrication to the threads. Tapping with a small hammer is the same principal that the impact wrench works on, the vibration will break the rust crystals. Always apply penetrating oil before using an impact wrench, but if they don't loosen up within about 5-10 seconds, don't continue. You can end up stripping the threads out. I would not recommend the application of a torch, as it is easy to crack cast iron unless you can heat the entire block evenly, such as in an oven, to about 900 degrees F. This will fracture the rust crystals. Let the casting cool to under 300 degrees before applying oil to avoid flammable vapors. Broken bolts have cost us over $2000 to repair in the past, so we don't consider them an acceptable option.
2016-05-20 02:32:35 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you know someone with an Oxy/acetylene torch, it is POSSIBLE to "burn" a steel bolt (and its embedded extractor) out of a cast iron cylinder head. You might want to be sure the person knows what he/she is doing. You'll need a tap of the appropriate size to clean up the threads after this is done.
2007-07-21 16:45:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks to me like Click and Clack were right again. It's the cheap man that pays the most for car repairs. Take the car to someone who knows what they're doing.
2007-07-21 16:45:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
take it to midas let them worry about it
2007-07-21 16:52:26 · answer #7 · answered by gofetch29 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋