Snapped bolt - turbo to frony y-pipe

[smitty]

Changed plugs today only to have the bolt holding the y-pipe to front turbo snap as i undid it, looks like it was stretched and then just snapped off when i undid it.

Any ideas, which dont involve removing the turbo to drill out the old bolt and tap a new thread??

 

[Scubasteve]

Macgiver would probably use blue tac.

 

[king_panther]

Macgiver would probably use blue tac.

in addition to the moon's gravitational pull..

 

[snickells]

Your both idiots....

Use a dremel or similar tool with a really small cutting blade to make a new anchor point for a flat headed screw driver. If you can?

Picks might help with possible solutions.

 

[Guest]

Buy some Easy-Outs/Screw Extractors.

http://www.toolprice.com/category/screwextractors/

 

[junior]

Your both idiots....

I love reading this forum just for the comedy!

 

[jet150]

Yeah get some easy-outs, they will do it.

 

[J-B]

Upgrade the turbos? it would have to be cheaper than buying a dremel or easyouts

 

[king_panther]

Your both idiots....

Correction: You're both idiots..... :tongue_smilie:

 

[smitty]

Your both idiots....

Use a dremel or similar tool with a really small cutting blade to make a new anchor point for a flat headed screw driver. If you can?

Picks might help with possible solutions.

Thought about that but the screw has snapped off too deeply.I'll try this screw extractor thing tomorrow, or get the old man to have a go (he's brilliant with this sort of thing, nothing he can't fix)

I need to drive it to work tomorrow, should be ok, yeah? As long as I don't drive on boost? I'm hoping the other two bolts will hold the y pipe in place enough...

 

[Guest]

The other bolts will hold it in place fine going by people having the same thing happen on CVR4

 

[Buckas]

i snapped the bolt on the rear turbo doing it back up, barely had any pressure on it at all. been driving for a couple of months now on 13psi and havent had a problem. it seems to be in there pretty bloody tight being held by the other bolts

 

[snickells]

Correction: You're both idiots..... :tongue_smilie:

Careful, I'll start calling you "Mike" with that sorta attitude

 

[snitz]

Soak it with WD40 or something similar first...I hate undoing bolts or doing them up cause I have torque wrench arms and always snap bolts..lol

 

[smitty]

Macgiver would probably use blue tac.

How would Chuck Norris solve this problem?

Round-house kick it into submission? Or would it fix itself for fear of the imminent round-house?

 

[dimi_108]

Steve is on the money. If you don't have any Easy Outs, borrow a dremel and create an anchor point. I've done that once and it worked well.
It's a bitch to sort out but can be done in half an hour. Wear some gloves while you're at it.

If you can't get it out just put put your tools down, take a deep breath, look at the oncoming traffic and thrust your hips towards them like hoooooooooo

 

[frozen]

reverse drillbit? I thought if the head snaps off theres no tension anyway, should come out quite easy.

 

[unclepaulie]

dremmel a slot or braise on a small shaft and nut.

either way, soak it in degreaser/wd40 for a while, it might also help to heat up the surrounding to expand it and whilst cooling the bolt.

heat = expand
cool = shrink
combined = clearence

you may hav to remove the turbo to do this. might be a good chance to get them re-cond/serviced too

 

[smitty]

I can't dremel a new slit, the head's snapped off too deep in the bolt hole. Going round to the old man's today, he's good with this sort of stuff....

If he can't fix it, i'll just hold it together with vice grips till i can afford new turbros!