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Old 11-13-2012, 09:27 PM   #1
mdhbhouse
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Angry sheared cylinder head bolt

Well I hate to admit but the great thing about forums in the anonymity it provides sometimes...

In my attempt to fix my older 96 cavalier with a blown head gasket I was able to take it all apart and if not for my stupid "it's gotta click mentality" on the torque wrench I ended up shearing off one of the head bolts when putting it back together. I should have known better but I wasn't sure how much torque 115 ft/lbs was and I was sure the wrench hadn't clicked so I just kept turning and hoping to god I was almost there!

Anyways an epic failure in my attempt to get the car running again.

To fix it what are my options?
1. Disassemble again and see if I can remove the bolt via some reverse drill bit?
2. Heli coil?
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