i f**cked up big!!

marc · 08-05-2006, 03:17 AM

take a drill with a very sharp tip...drill a hole straight through the middle of the screw. imake suer the drill bit is just big enuff to fit...and then jut pull the threads out with pliars once the screw has been drilled thru.

tone loc · 08-05-2006, 04:14 AM

ill try using a drill bit tommorow and ill let you know how it goes.

theWeezL · 08-05-2006, 04:29 AM

you need to be very careful when doing this. The bolt will be quite hard and unless it broke off pretty flat, its going to be hard to get a drill started going in straight. It will want to slip off the side and get into the aluminum of the manifold. Once you do that it becomes nearly impossible to get the broken bolt out.

Take your time, make sure you have a good sharp drill bit and stop if you think your messing it up.

mrnickleye · 08-07-2006, 04:32 AM

I ALWAYS use a very hard and pointy punch to make a dimple in the place where I want to drill. That way the drill bit won't wonder off course.

You may want to drill a pilot hole, then go up a couple of sizes with the second drill.

tone loc · 08-07-2006, 05:16 AM

ya thats what i was planning on doing i just got to find my drill.

08-05-2006, 03:17 AM	#1
marc 12psi boost Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: salem mass Posts: 329	take a drill with a very sharp tip...drill a hole straight through the middle of the screw. imake suer the drill bit is just big enuff to fit...and then jut pull the threads out with pliars once the screw has been drilled thru. __________________ nothing but the best -mods- so far K&N intake fipk 3" megan downpipe 3"turbo elbow 4 washers on the wastegate highflow cat short shifter 89+ front bumper, pic soon to come many more upgrades soon

08-05-2006, 04:29 AM	#3
theWeezL 12psi boost Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 376	you need to be very careful when doing this. The bolt will be quite hard and unless it broke off pretty flat, its going to be hard to get a drill started going in straight. It will want to slip off the side and get into the aluminum of the manifold. Once you do that it becomes nearly impossible to get the broken bolt out. Take your time, make sure you have a good sharp drill bit and stop if you think your messing it up. __________________ *____________* *Eagles may soar, but weezl's never get sucked into jet engines!*

08-07-2006, 04:32 AM	#4
mrnickleye 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mojave Desert, Calif. Posts: 1,705	I ALWAYS use a very hard and pointy punch to make a dimple in the place where I want to drill. That way the drill bit won't wonder off course. You may want to drill a pilot hole, then go up a couple of sizes with the second drill. __________________ Had a Red 1989 N/A. Automatic. Sports Pkg. w/wing. TEMS, and some nice MODS. Sold to a friend 10/08/08.

08-05-2006, 04:14 AM	#2
tone loc 20psi boost Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 706	ill try using a drill bit tommorow and ill let you know how it goes.

08-07-2006, 05:16 AM	#5
tone loc 20psi boost Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 706	ya thats what i was planning on doing i just got to find my drill.