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Even rusty bolts can be taken out.
Posted by Rob 85 Turbo (more from Rob 85 Turbo) on Sun, 5 Aug 2001 21:41:18
In Reply to: Re: Re-drill exh manifold holes? Thats a new one., Tyler, Sun, 5 Aug 2001 18:49:16
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So if I understand you correctly, theyre saying that the heads of the nuts may break off or are stripped so you cant get a wrench on there. Im amazed that it is so rusted that an EasyOut would not work. Ive used those before and they are a miracle. I dont know if you know what they are, but basically you take a titanium drill bit and drill straight into the stripped/rusted bolt. You can drill the whole length of the bolt if you want, which also helps to weaken the bolt. Then you take a tap-thing that is like a drill bit and a screw in one. You hammer the thing in and the threads on this thing are such that it screws itself into the hole you drilled, and then you put a wrench on the end of the tap and turn it counterclockwise to unscrew the bolt. The key is to use the biggest easy out you can so that when you unscrew the EasyOut, it doesnt break. Theyre made of very strong metal though, better than normal steel but Ive only broken one in my life and i think that was the first time I used one. Anyway, good luck with it. I guess the mechanics no what theyre doing, but I would definitely ask them if it possible to use an easyout on them.
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