<VV> non-Corvair question...

Jay Maechtlen jaysplace at laserpubs.com
Fri Sep 15 12:48:16 EDT 2017


There's Motohead's candle wax method.
But you'd still need to drill and ez-out it, or lay a nut over it and 
mig the end of the bolt to the inside of the nut.


On 9/15/2017 9:34 AM, Ed Gilroy via VirtualVairs wrote:
> Tip/rotate the engine so that the surface where the bolt has broken off is
> face up. Coat the broken off bolt with a 50/50 pre-mix of acetone and ATF.
> keep the broken off bolt wet for several hours. Drill a hole for an ez-out
> or bolt-out and see if you can get it out.
>
> I have also used a commercial product called Mouse Milk in a similar
> manner. I actually don't think it is as effective as acetone/ATF but it
> doesn't damage nearby paint or discolor the part which can happen with
> acetone and ATF.
>
> On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 12:18 PM, Kinzelman, Andy via VirtualVairs <
> virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
>

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