ugh... broke a bolt, give me help

[Savage Messiah]

So I'm taking off my EGR... exhaust side bolt is rusty, so i soak it down with PB and work on the intake side. I get that on and all, and go back to the ex side. Still wont budge, soaked it with more PB... waited a few and tried again... and snapped the mother f'in bolt. So now I have an egr valve with a tube witting int he exhaust (not held on by anything) and the intake side open... and an exhaust manifold that has a bolt stuck in it that prevents me from gettign the blockoff plate on, and will probably blow the tube out of it once i run the car leading to a massive exhaust leak.


What is the quickest/cheapest/easiest solution here???

[poormillionaire2]

You may have to take the exhaust manifold off and have it tapped and re-drilled. And then get a new bolt from napa or somewhere. I snapped my EGR bolt off in my manifold, but luckily I don't need either of those with the new headers, so I got off easy.

[wrightz28]

That, or weld the blockoff on

[FormulaLT1]

Three option. 1. Weld like Wright said, 2. Drill out, tap and rethread. 3. buy a bolt out kit (although this might not work if it in there as good as you say)

[Genopsyde]

use an "easy out"

[capriceowns]

Just rent a oxygen and acteline(sp) torch, and heat up the cast iron around the broken bolt, then put vice grips on it and twist it out.


cast iron will expand more then steel

That is if its cast iron.

just my

[cuda_dude]

I did the same exact thing... my solution... I bought headers....

[Savage Messiah]

dont have th emoney for headers right now... and as for welding, the plate is aluminum and the mani is cast iron, wouldnt that be a bitch and a half?

It's pretty much snapped off flush... looks liek im gonna try an easy out and then if not drill and tap.

[goldz28]

Originally Posted by Savage Messiah

dont have th emoney for headers right now... and as for welding, the plate is aluminum and the mani is cast iron, wouldnt that be a bitch and a half?

It's pretty much snapped off flush... looks liek im gonna try an easy out and then if not drill and tap.

Sometimes the way that appears to be the easiest is not really. If it does not work you will be stuck doing the drill and tap anyway. Anyway I would just do it right and not take an easy way out...


Good luck man

[Savage Messiah]

bitch is TIG'd on

[goldz28]

Originally Posted by Savage Messiah

bitch is TIG'd on

That would explain why the damn thing would not come off. Did you get it off yet?

[poormillionaire2]

I think that is how he fixed it.

[Genopsyde]

huh?

[Savage Messiah]

MIG'd rather... and that was the fix, welded it on

[Elk]

Not that it maters at this point, but I always heat stuff up for 3 or more minutes with a propane torch before trying to unbolt anything on an exhaust system.