rusty bolt
My92TaurusP.O.S
09-18-2004, 01:58 AM
I recently removed my thermostat housing. unfortunatly in the proccess i broke a one of the bolts. the head of the bolt is broke off. after removing the other two bolts and the housing i can see a decent amount of the bolt still sticking out. i think it maybe rust on. i tryed clamping a pair of channel locks on it but it wont grip on tight enough. any other ideas. i cant drive it at all with bad bolt. any ideas on how to romove or at rig it so it doesnt leak long enough to drive it to a shop? if i need to purchase any tools how much might the cost. i dont have a whole lot to spend
robz84monte
09-18-2004, 11:03 AM
they sell a couple different types of bolt/screw extractors. you could also try clamping a pair of vise grips on it, or my personal favorate: gator grips. all of these can be bought at sears and for the most part are not too expensive.
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