P&T If you have enough of the bolt drilled out you might be able to use a sharp hard ScratchAll like tool at an angle around the edge where the bolt meets the block & with a hammer try to collapse the remains of the bolt inwards ~ I have done that sort of scenario in the past with good results. ORR ~ DeanB
On 19 Aug , 2012, at 10:23 AM, Paul wrote: > As luck would have it the two 8mm, I think, bolts that are on the > opposite > side of the temp sensors in the thermostat housing sheared off due > to being > seized in the holes due to lack of maintenance on my part. Anyhow I've > managed to drill them out to the point where I don't want to use a > larger > drill bit and risk screwing up the threads. In fact in one of the > bolts I > tried using an extractor type bit that broke off in the bolt too. > Any sage > advice would be greatly appreciated. These are the last two stumbling > blocks, that I'm aware of now, standing in the way of me getting my > engine > back in the van so we can go camping................ > Help, > Paul in Tracy |
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