broken bolts
ARK51294
03-21-2005, 07:17 PM
I have a 4.6. There are 2 on one side and one on the other side. broken exhaust manifold bolts. I got one out which left these. stripped 5 bolt extracters and broke 2 more. What would make these freaking things stuck in the heads. cant be rust. Any ideas on extracion motor is out of car . but they wont budge. Thanks
flewthecoupe
03-21-2005, 08:25 PM
I assume you've already soaked them down with PB Blaster, or WD40, or similar. I've heard that wax is a wonderful thing. Get a propane torch and heat the bolt and apply wax to the opposite side. The heat should draw the wax into the threaded area very similar to drawing solder into a joint or wire.
ARK51294
03-22-2005, 07:59 PM
Yeah I have sprayed and sprayed them. Any kind of wax?
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