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MattO
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Snapped bolt

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I was replacing the water pump on my 186 today. I had the new pump on and was giving the last bolt its last turn and the head snaps off :oops: .
How do I go about getting the bolt out of the block :?:
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I did the same with mine, I started her up to see if I had any leaks. No leaks, so stuck the head of the bolt on with sylastic and she's been good for more than five years now!
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can you take the pump back off and get to the shaft of the bolt or did it snap flush with the block ?
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.


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Pumps off and can get to the shaft of the bolt.
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vice grips and WD40
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.


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Yeah Ill give it a go just need to find my vice grips. Cheers
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thropzed
That's slack but if it works !!!!!
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I know billy! It happened three hours before I had to leave for the Tenterfield Nats and it held on. So after the weekend was over I didn't think about it again for ages. The radiator guy told me about it after a service, He hadn't touched it but it had come out and was just hanging there, so we both agreed to just stick it back in.
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Post by MattO »

All sweet, had no vice grips so I used a hacksaw to put a grove into what was left of the bolt and just used a flat blade to screw it out. Man did I shit myself when it snapped :oops: . Thanks for the advice.
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:shock: No vice grips, I wouldn't feel rite if I didn't have my vice grips, they are my favorite tool, very handy :D , glad all is well, Trev 8) .
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well done mat getting the snapped bolt out !
reminds me of a story i heard years ago about getting a snapped axle out of the car
it involved an arc welder and a very dangerous idea
dont know why it made me think of that maybe just aussie ingenuity
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