I MEAN!!!!! If your gonna snap a bolt head. That's what you want!!!!! you got nuttin but room

 

I like the nut idea (ironic? ). So, I go to my really extensive tool set (sarcasm) and what do I find? No nuts that fit the bolt! And I miss the store closing by 5 minutes w00t. What a night. I think I'm going to wait till the morning to pick up some nuts and quite a few bolts just to be safe. Anything else I can try tonight maybe? Thanks for the help btw guys...

 

I wouldn't do ANYTHING ELSE also you may want to heat it up a bit when you do it

 

Yeah, I'm not touching anythign else tonight. Thanks for the good idea. Heat up the bolt I'm assuming you mean?

Now let's say theoretically I get this miserable bolt out, do I try to put a new bolt right back in (much slower this time) and see if it's as hard to get in as this one? I mean how do I fix the problem I just created? In dumbass terms please...if you haven't caught on yet...I'm rather new at this

 

Well, you should always go slow threaded bolts (at least getting them started). And start it with your fingers. If it feels tight or like its sticking or anyting, back it out and start over til its right. A bolt should never feel tight. If there are some sticky spots when you thread the new bolt, you should back it out some and then (gently) go back at it, then repeat. You might have cross-threaded it putting it in. Hopefully you didn't f*ck up the threads in the hole too much. A torque wrench is an expensive but extremely valuable tool to have if you plan on working on your car a lot. Sorry if you didn't learn anything from this post, but you asked for dumbass terms. Just trying to help

 

if the vise grips wont get the bolt out your wasting your time doulbe nutting it. Plus why worroy about messing up the threads on a broken bolt And before you put in a new one it would be a good idea to get a tap and chase the threads.

 

I did this on the stupid low grade bolt which was used on my wastegate manifold... bolt head torqued right off...

All you have to do is drill into it with a small bit, then get this certain bit from Craftsman.. it digs into the metal/stem of the bolt and backs it out. Worked well for me. I just rethreaded the holes on my exhaust manifold and the new bolt went in without a problem.\

Though since i guess you do have ample room for pliers to grab it... go right at it... just douse it with wd40 and go at it with vice grips. Make sure you plug the coolant opening up beforehand.

 

No, no, no those are the kind of terms I like. I appreciate the help and I'll give it a try tomorrow. I put in the Hurst shifter and it was a breeze compared to this, with the CZ28 crew help of course . Ok well I'm gonna bump this thread tomorrow most likely so please check back. Thanks again guys!

 

A tap and chasing the threads....translation please?

 

A tap is a tool used to make threads. it will cut the right pitch back into the whole. also know as chasing the threads.

 

Take the other bolt with you to get the right nuts to fit it (it's metric-the bolt should be M6x1x25). You have plenty of bolt to work with, so you should be able to get it out.

Looks like you used my guide to replace it. Didn't you see the warning about the bolts? 89 in. lb.=snug.

 

OK, a tap (as in tap and die set) is a tool made of hardened steel and has threads on it (kind of, that's what it looks like at least). It is designed to put threads in a bare hole. Like if you drilled a hole into a piece of metal and you needed a bolt to thread in, you would run a tap into it, meaning that you run the tap into that clean hole much like threading a bolt into a threaded hole. "Chasing threads" is just cleaning out a hole with a tap of the same thread pitch that could be a little f*cked up. Like in your case, the threads could be dirty or off, so if you "chase it" with a tap, it will clean out the threads and they will be like the day they were made. You can buy a hole set of taps and dies (dies are the opposite, they put external threads on a shaft and look like kinda like a nut), but that can get pricy. OTOH, you can buy a ratcheting tap handle and a single tap for fairly cheap. HTH

 

Lol, yeah I used it. I read the warning over several times too. I think I might take a few pictures of where the stat actually is and maybe send them your way. I'm sure another half witted moron such as myself will not be able to find where it is either . I appreciate you writing it out too. 89 in. lb means nothing to me unfortunately...sooo new to this. I'm just used to making it as tight as it'll go until it breaks. Generally speaking they don't break though . It also doesn't help that I am in desperate need of some halfway decent tools. Thanks again. -DaK

 

Tighting the holy hell out of bolts can be a bad thing in several situations. That's why I suggested earlier that you buy a torque wrench. Then you can set it for 89 in. lbs. (or whatever the job requires) and never break a bolt or flatten a seal again.

 

I don't suppose any of you happen to live roughly 45 minutes north of Chicago? Or perhaps mechanics? In the future if I need work done to my car I would love to return these favors by reciprocating. Brakes are a must get ASAP. And no, don't worry, I'm not touching those .