xoomer Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 I was taking off my IAC to clean it and when I put it back to gether I tightened up one of my bolts just a little much and one of the bolts broke off. any suggestions.?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneLegacy Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 I was taking off my IAC to clean it and when I put it back to gether I tightened up one of my bolts just a little much and one of the bolts broke off. any suggestions.?? IDK but maybe get some Loctight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine73 Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Is it one of the fasteners that holds the IACV in place, or is it one that actually holds it together? Can you get vise grips on the fastener or did it break off down in the hole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannonball Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Take a drill and reverse it. See if you can back it out that way. Another option is drilling out the bolt and and hoping for the best with the threads. Not sure how big that bolt is, but you could try one off those easy outs for strip screw heads. you might be able the grab the broken bolt that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB99W Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 I was taking off my IAC to clean it and when I put it back to gether I tightened up one of my bolts just a little much and one of the bolts broke off. any suggestions.?? Left-hand drill bits and reversible drill; see: http://www.madelectrical.com/workshop/broken-bolts.shtml There's lots more info on the Web; do a Google search on "broken bolt removal" or "broken bolt extraction". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 do not use an EZ out or bolt extractor, i don't know what they're intended for but they should be illegal, they are a POS. they break VERY easy. they're hard as balls but they're brittle and easily break. whats worse than a sheared off bolt? a sheared off bolt with an EZ out sheared off and stuck in it. left handed drill bit or other bolt removal options are out there. you'll find more and better info with a google search like he just mentioned. drill it out, retap, use a larger bolt.....helicoil if you must.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB99W Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 do not use an EZ out or bolt extractor, i don't know what they're intended for but they should be illegal, they are a POS. they break VERY easy. they're hard as balls but they're brittle and easily break. whats worse than a sheared off bolt? a sheared off bolt with an EZ out sheared off and stuck in it. I've used bolt/screw extractors with success, but I'm careful; If gentle turning by hand doesn't budge things, I stop. As suggested above, a broken-off hardened piece of steel will be much more difficult to remove than the original bolt. Careful drilling and chip removal usually does the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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