pauly_adams Posted June 26, 2006 Posted June 26, 2006 hey just wondering if any 1 else done the stupid thing of trusting old bolts and getting them snaped in the head. i was putting the rocket cover back on and in my manual it says to tighten to bout 40psi but i thort i would be safe and set the torqu wrench to just 26psi but then the bolt snaped any 1 got any idea how to get it out thanks pauly Quote
Zeddophile Posted June 26, 2006 Posted June 26, 2006 psi? very confused now, torque specs are normally in ft/lb or Nm... and setting the Nm figure on the ft/lb scale is bad, trust me As far as getting it out - left handed drill bits can sometimes get them, but not everyone has those lying around in their garage.... Ask your mates for, or buy, a set of stud extractors - they have a left handed twist down them, and are tapered (generally, but there are a few variations). You drill a hole in the middle of the bolt, then screw the stud extractor in anticlockwise, which when it locks in starts to unscrew the bolt. Failing that, try tapping it around with a centre punch? Or if you have a little stub sticking up, grab it with vise grips..... But definitely go for the stud extractors or 'Eze outs" first. Quote
pauly_adams Posted June 26, 2006 Author Posted June 26, 2006 soz it was ft\lb im so use to every thing in psi me and my pushies lol Quote
Huw Posted June 26, 2006 Posted June 26, 2006 One piece of advice....when you are trying to get the bolt out.... do it very slowly and carefully....if you break an ez out or something trying to get it all out it just gets harder. (or more expensive depending on expertise) Huw Quote
240ZR Posted June 27, 2006 Posted June 27, 2006 WHAT??? 40lb/ft is the setting for the rocker pivot locknuts, not the rocker cover bolts, these have more like a 5 or 6 lb/ft torque setting. Did you snap all of them? Quote
pauly_adams Posted June 27, 2006 Author Posted June 27, 2006 as much as i stuffed up doin that i wasnt stupid enought to keep snapin them i just left the rest and according to my book after looking agia it says to do them up at 29 ft\lb but i still didnt have thewrench set to that but thanks for all the advice and ill tell u all how it goes pauly Quote
pauly_adams Posted June 28, 2006 Author Posted June 28, 2006 well good news the bolts snaped above the head and 1 screwed out by hand and the other took a set of vice grips alos i learned my lesson and will double cheack things befor i do them id like to thank every 1 for the info pauly Quote
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