[FC] Broken Valve Cover Bolt

[rcrawf4827 at att.net]

If anyone would like a jpg (or is it a bmp?) of a Rigid brand screw extractor stuck in a broken off piece of Corvair valve cover bolt, let me know and I will email it to you. I might still  have a picture of a hex nut mig welded to broken off Corvair exhaust manifold stud, too.

Bob C   64  Greenbrier "rust bucket" DeLuxe 

-------------- Original message from VairMech at aol.com: -------------- 


> 
> In a message dated 5/19/2005 9:55:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
> scwilson8126 at wowway.com writes: 
> 
> I have a Helicoil repair insert if I need it, but does anybody have any tips 
> on getting the old bolt out. 
> 
> It looks like it would be pretty hard to drill a small enough hole to get a 
> screw extractor in there. 
> 
> 
> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> I drill those out all the time. Then I run a tap and everything is as 
> good as new. Also, unless the bolt is fresh and not rusted, if you use the 
> extractor on a rusted bolt you will break it, then you will have more troubles 
> than you wanted. 
> Ken Hand 
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