I broke the bolt off there is nothing to grip onto, either. [emoji24]
it happens sometimes. just drill it straight and tap it use helicoil to have the same size thread and buy new hardware
Good! Thats easier than stripped threads!
Woah! What? Just find a good small sharp drill bit, drill in the centre of the bolt and use a left hand screw extractor. Might need some heat. If you have a dremel tool another option is using a small grinding wheel to cut a flat spot for a flatblade screwdriver to fit in. Again, may need some heat or an impact screwdriver with a flatblade.
you can't cut grooves into it he would be cutting into his cam caps. and the spot his broke gets broken often. helicoil is a replacment thread fixer by drilling out the hole slightly bigger and threading the hole then you insert the piece in make it back to factory size so he can use new factory hardware. often better and stronger. stock threads aren't cut deep. stripped thread is actually easier cause you don't have to do any extra work of getting the broken bolt haft out of the hole.
I know what helicoils are for, he doesn't have stripped threads... And why would he cut into his cam caps? These are 8mm bolts aren't they? Unless it broke off deeper inside the threads, but normally things break flush.
yes but actual size and thread pitch is m6 x 1.0 i already had this problem 10 million times with the d series
i have but you know any human can do 10-12ft lb by hand factory would be like around 6-8ft-lb. cutting discs on dremel is still not small enough i know i cause i have dremels i do a lot of of cylinder head porting and intake manifold porting and polishing for poeple.
well if any thing he can just source another cam cap and just get another valve cover bolt to make it even easier
I know, you mention that regularly. Not sure how you have a job and manage to post here every 15 minutes, but whatever.
Yes, this is why i do not take my vehicles to dealerships ever and why i avoid independent shops for things except alignments and balancing. You've been a technician for 9 years and dont know how to make a cut-off wheel smaller...
Wow, you haven't learned much in 9 years including how to estimate have you? Too bad your not still at a dealership. Thats why i avoid independent places too.
??? actually i work the most efficient way... lol the time it takes you do it that was i would already have it done and the car out already. fyi this still one way when your way won't work and it it has happened where your way hasn't worked.. so i still stand correct, also you obviously aren't very proficient in this so and to fact that you didn't even think twice about that fact that your way has seen equal amount of times that it just won't work that way...
Yeah that was funny. I had it out and then I looked at the thread and saw everybody arguing. I used a left hand bit and drilled it out.