One of the two bolts that holds the thermostat housing on the H2O pump snapped a long while back. For the past "cough" "two" "cough" years it has held suction just fine and has not leaked with just one bolt, so I said screw it and went on about my business. Well, now it decided it was going to start leaking and I need to get what's left of the old brokend bolt out. I've got about 1/4 - 3/8 of and inch sticking otu to work with. I pb-blasted it today and tried to break it loose with my roommates crappy vice grips. I've got much better tools back at my parents house, so any suggestions on how to get it out, as I need to use the housing for my new electric H2O pump...

 

Should be easy if that much is sticking up...a good set of vise grips should do the job..

Cody

 

Try the vice grips 1st, and if that doesn't do it .... get ahold of a small welder and weld another bolt onto the broken piece and just twist it out.

Thomas.

 

Genius, maybe this'll give me an excuse to go out and buy a welder...

 

Sears and other places sell tools that can grip a part of a broken bolt that is sticking up.