son of a!!! (busted bolt help)

[LatentWagen]

so i finish putting on my aps tmic (again, after having y-hose leak issue)... im wrapping things up, and putting on my bypass valve again... and the damned ****ing bolt breaks. its the left one for the bypass valve, a 12mm. i still have a quarter inch sticking out of the i/c. since it was the first bolt i was easliy able to take the bypass valve off...

does anyone have ANY suggestions as to how im going to get this damned thing out? it seems too tough to torque with a pair of needle nose... and i dont want to strip the thing of all its thread. what do i do?!

-ed

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[LatentWagen]

[Costas]

can you get a pair of needlenose vise grips on it?

[LatentWagen]

see youd think that would be a tool worth having in my garage...

[turboICE]

Get a stud/screw/bolt extractor thing from Sears or elsewhere. You will drill a small hole in the center of the bolt, set the extractor in place and reverse it out.

And then in the future clean out crud from all areas a bolt is going to be put into and the bolt threads themselves and use a torque wrench to specs. <- not saying these were the cause, however they frequently can be and following this advice in the future can prevent this from happening again

Most locking plier sets of three include a needle nose in the set - the entire set would be worth having around. Kinda like BFH's never know when you will need it but when you do need brute force it is always nice to have.

[Prime Mover]

Originally posted by Costas
can you get a pair of needlenose vise grips on it?

That's pretty much my thought too... I know they sell vice grips in sets, one of them is usually small enough to grip what it sounds like you have.

I was gonna say also, see if you can drill through the center of the piece that's left (obviously not too big to get all of it out), and see if you can get a set of needle-nose or regular pliers to latch on and twist it back out.

-Gary

[Costas]

Originally posted by turboICE
Get a stud/screw/bolt extractor thing from Sears or elsewhere. You will drill a small hole in the center of the bolt, set the extractor in place and reverse it out.

And then in the future clean out crud from all areas a bolt is going to be put into and the bolt threads themselves and use a torque wrench to specs. <- not saying these were the cause, however they frequently can be and following this advice in the future can prevent this from happening again

if he can get a needlenose on it, then he should be fine..you should have vice grips in your tool box if you tinker...they are worth it.

If you cant then your only other alternative is to use the bolt extractor (you can get it any auto supply store)


Worse come to worse, hack a line right through the diameter with a hacksaw, and use a big flathead screwdriver

[LatentWagen]

i hope i can deal with it tomorrow... hey so how well does the car run with no bypass valve im guessing it just wont make any boost.

[LatentWagen]

thanks for all the responses, by the way!!!

[turboICE]

Originally posted by Costas
if he can get a needlenose on it, then he should be fine..you should have vice grips in your tool box if you tinker...they are worth it.

Worse come to worse, hack a line right through the diameter with a hacksaw, and use a big flathead screwdriver

Agree and agree, most people who have encountered this situation have done both at one point or another. Just was putting up an alternative since the non-locking needle nose weren't working and in case it was due to insufficient material outside the hole.

[LatentWagen]

well i found a vise grip... didnt work. that thing is in there pretty good. does anybody have a stud/screw/bolt extractor that i might borrow?

-ed

[Costas]

Pep boys/Autozone/Straus/ has single pieces for like $8.99+

Hack it lightly, try the big screw driver trick...dont make the cut too big. just enough to get the screw driver in there.

[LatentWagen]

i really doubt the screw driver will work... i really jacked this thing in there tight. im such an ass

[Soon2Bgreat]

Haha, i'd ask you if that solved your other not making boost problem, but one step at a time huh. Good luck man. Let me know what happens.

[LatentWagen]

i think i fixed that... the main intercooler hose to the motor was loose. now this.

[Costas]

TITYWOP

[ERaab212]

not cool.

I hope you get this fixed.

ERIK

[Edvig]

Ed,

Call me, I have a stud/screw/bolt extractor you can borrow. I'll pm you my number.

Edvig

[LatentWagen]

edwin saves the day! thanks man... now that everythings together, the car runs okay. i seem to be loosing some power somewhere tho, and the turbo whistle is much louder. i think i have a leak, but boost pressure isnt down.

-ed

[MikeWRX-NJ]

haha edwin is seriously the westchester savior!

[turboICE]

Glad it worked out - how did you eventually get it out?

[Edvig]

Originally Posted by turboICE

Glad it worked out - how did you eventually get it out?

Bolt Extractor!

[LatentWagen]

and super edwin power

[Edvig]

Originally Posted by midnite_wrex

and super edwin power

[ERaab212]