What do you do whenever one of your upper intake manifold bolts breaks off ?
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What do you do whenever one of your upper intake manifold bolts breaks off ?
So, I've came to a conclusion today. I cannot work on a car without out managing to break something. I busted my grounding bolt in half, then while taking off my intake manifold just now I managed to break one of the bolts again. I don't know what to do or if there is anything that I can do about it.
If anyone has any advice at all please give it..... please.....
If anyone has any advice at all please give it..... please.....
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It is one of the outer bolts on the upper intake manifold. I'm not sure if I'm even calling it by the right name.
It is on the side where the spark plugs are. It is one of the outside bolts on the manifold above where the spark plugs are. It holds it together.
And I already screamed and lost all self-esteem I had built up from the past eighty spark plug/coolant/oil changes. Thought I'd try something a bit more complicated.... Didn't turn out well.
It is one of the outer bolts on the upper intake manifold. I'm not sure if I'm even calling it by the right name.
It is on the side where the spark plugs are. It is one of the outside bolts on the manifold above where the spark plugs are. It holds it together.
And I already screamed and lost all self-esteem I had built up from the past eighty spark plug/coolant/oil changes. Thought I'd try something a bit more complicated.... Didn't turn out well.
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lefty loosy righty tighty
I guess I'll just go ahead and sell it since I'm obviously not a good enough mechanic to own a fc.
I've been reading other threads on here about using a bolt extractor set you can buy at sears. I don't have a drill though so I don't think that'll work since I am broke.
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Purchase a torque wrench................. You shouldn't be breaking bolts going into aluminum. If you are tightening them that much they are WAY too tight.
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Purchase a torque wrench................. You shouldn't be breaking bolts going into aluminum. If you are tightening them that much they are WAY too tight.
Regret that decision now of course. I didn't think it was all the tight really.
So... any ideas on if the drill extractor will work on this?
I've got about 1/4th of the bolt stuck down in the hole; so it isn't showing at all.
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Quick question guys; since I have about 1/4th or a little bit more in there and all the other bolts on the manifold are still in it will it be fine ?
As in I won't be able to tell a difference.
I figure with how much was left in there that it is still doing it's job, right?
Please. I've had three strokes and a heart attack over this. Not counting the panic attacks either.
As in I won't be able to tell a difference.
I figure with how much was left in there that it is still doing it's job, right?
Please. I've had three strokes and a heart attack over this. Not counting the panic attacks either.
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Does it have to connect to the engine because there is a thin peice of metal jutting from the firewall that I was thinking of drilling and grounding it there?
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You needn't resort to such actions and you're making it too complicated.
do u have a pic of the broken bolt?
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Not my day, can't my usb cable so I can upload a picture.
But. The one on the original ground is sticking up about one inch I sprayed wd40 on it and I'm going to try to vice-grip and twist it around to see if I can get it out.
The intake one is down deep but I think it'll be fine.
But. The one on the original ground is sticking up about one inch I sprayed wd40 on it and I'm going to try to vice-grip and twist it around to see if I can get it out.
The intake one is down deep but I think it'll be fine.
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Two; the one that held the eyelet for the ecu ground down and then one off the intake manifold because I was going to take the uim off and try to rig something back up for the ground.
I gave up after that.
I'm sure I did tighten the intake manifold one up to tight, but whoever did a lot of the work on this car before me wasn't very good either. I keep finding bolts missing, lol.
I gave up after that.
I'm sure I did tighten the intake manifold one up to tight, but whoever did a lot of the work on this car before me wasn't very good either. I keep finding bolts missing, lol.
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Two; the one that held the eyelet for the ecu ground down and then one off the intake manifold because I was going to take the uim off and try to rig something back up for the ground.
I gave up after that.
I'm sure I did tighten the intake manifold one up to tight, but whoever did a lot of the work on this car before me wasn't very good either. I keep finding bolts missing, lol.
I gave up after that.
I'm sure I did tighten the intake manifold one up to tight, but whoever did a lot of the work on this car before me wasn't very good either. I keep finding bolts missing, lol.