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Foxxx5oh
12-19-2010, 09:33 PM
so i got this 89 lx, and it has an exhaust leak, what is the easiest way to get a snapped off bolt out of the head without taking it off, and is there anyone on here that could give me a hand with said bolt? im planning on headers and (i really need) new mufflers, but with that snapped bolt its gonna make it sound just as bad because it isnt sealing :(
06V6Andrew
12-19-2010, 10:58 PM
why not try losseng up the motor mounts and lift the engine up just enough to get at the broken bolt.
wildstang89
12-20-2010, 04:38 PM
Bring it over Andy. I'll get it out for ya.
Foxxx5oh
12-20-2010, 05:17 PM
sweet!! when can i bring it over?
wildstang89
12-20-2010, 05:49 PM
Maybe this weekend sometime? How far back is it?
Foxxx5oh
12-20-2010, 05:56 PM
its 2-3 threads in, and has been slowly leakin worse and worse and when i tried to put a bolt in it would barely start. i SHOULD be free on sunday after all the family stuff friday and saturday
Timido
12-20-2010, 06:04 PM
mig welder and a nut
Foxxx5oh
12-20-2010, 06:06 PM
whatchu talkin bout willis? weld in a bolt?
Timido
12-20-2010, 06:12 PM
Use a mig to make material to weld a nut to then you can tap the old bolt stud out. Be carefull with a cast iron head because you could weld it to the head. It works good on aluminum heads though.
Foxxx5oh
12-20-2010, 06:18 PM
you got a welder tim? im not exactly sure how this would work and you seem way more experienced than i do with it...plus you has a garage ;) lol
Timido
12-22-2010, 07:51 PM
Give me a call I might be able to give you some ideas
Black Horse
12-22-2010, 10:42 PM
Pick up a left-handed drill bit at Grainger and drill it out....damn things work better than an easy out (I break those damn things off and you can't drill those out at all). Tim's welding to a nut trick works great too.....and it works better if you can try to torque it out right after you do the weld....all that weld heat helps break the broken bolt loose.
INSANEBA
12-31-2010, 01:59 PM
mig welder and a nut

^^^^ What he said, works every time!:bigthumb
Foxxx5oh
12-31-2010, 03:26 PM
^^^^ What he said, works every time!:bigthumb

lol thats just the thing...i can weld, but i wouldnt trust myself doin something like that, and i have no welder...lol
TurboNG
12-31-2010, 03:29 PM
torch and cold water hot/cold hot/cold then turn her right out...
Foxxx5oh
12-31-2010, 10:47 PM
its not that its stuck in the head, its broke off into the head, there's nothing to turn...
motox159
01-01-2011, 12:58 AM
Still havin problems with this fella? Do the Black Horse method if you don't have access to a welder, good luck!