My lower intake bolt, closest to the water pump seems to be stripped. How can I fix this issue without having to pull the upper and lower intake ? The bolt fits in the hole, it feels like it wants to grab, just not enough meat. IT wont tighten
Larger bolt ?
Thanks for the info guys.
Lower Intake Bolt Help - Stripped
Lower Intake Bolt Help - Stripped
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Re: Lower Intake Bolt Help - Stripped
is the bolt too short? if it is stripped you can get a heli-coil thread repair kit use a vacuum when you drill to catch all the shavings.
Re: Lower Intake Bolt Help - Stripped
1993cobra wrote:is the bolt too short? if it is stripped you can get a heli-coil thread repair kit use a vacuum when you drill to catch all the shavings.
Im using the stock bolt, it wont grab
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Re: Lower Intake Bolt Help - Stripped
Seems odd that you stripped a bolt which (I believe) mounts into the head. I would expect the head threads to be more durable then the threads on the bolt. You sure the bolt didnt just snap in half where the threads start to go into the head?
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Re: Lower Intake Bolt Help - Stripped
"I" didn't strip the bolt- I acquired the car this way -POOBLAH wrote:Seems odd that you stripped a bolt which (I believe) mounts into the head. I would expect the head threads to be more durable then the threads on the bolt. You sure the bolt didnt just snap in half where the threads start to go into the head?
No - the bolt didn't snap-
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Re: Lower Intake Bolt Help - Stripped
Are the other bolt's tight already? If so you need to loosen them up start all of them then look up the torque sequence to tighten.
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Re: Lower Intake Bolt Help - Stripped
??WillyB93 wrote:Are the other bolt's tight already? If so you need to loosen them up start all of them then look up the torque sequence to tighten.
I followed the torque sequence, when it was all said and done, the bolt descbribed couldnt be torqued all the way down. it would feel like its grabbing , but continue to spin, stripped.
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Re: Lower Intake Bolt Help - Stripped
Just wanted to make sure you had all in at the same time, if you had some in and tightened it may make it hard for the others to go in.HMGARCIA wrote:??WillyB93 wrote:Are the other bolt's tight already? If so you need to loosen them up start all of them then look up the torque sequence to tighten.
I followed the torque sequence, when it was all said and done, the bolt descbribed couldnt be torqued all the way down. it would feel like its grabbing , but continue to spin, stripped.
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Re: Lower Intake Bolt Help - Stripped
WillyB93 wrote:Just wanted to make sure you had all in at the same time, if you had some in and tightened it may make it hard for the others to go in.HMGARCIA wrote:??WillyB93 wrote:Are the other bolt's tight already? If so you need to loosen them up start all of them then look up the torque sequence to tighten.
I followed the torque sequence, when it was all said and done, the bolt descbribed couldnt be torqued all the way down. it would feel like its grabbing , but continue to spin, stripped.
Yessir. I used metal rods to guide it down flush , all bolts went in with ease. (( the first time i tried to eyeball it and it didnt turn out so good, i got the rod guides idea of the internets ))
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