broken exhaust manifold bolt

[big_P]

WTF >:O

refurbished 3.0 head, new bolt, broke off 1/4" from the head. tried an easy out, now the easy out is snapped off and stuck inside the bolt. What do you suggest I do?

This is ****ing retarded.

[2.2=8]

show me a close up picture and perhaps I can help you

[big_P]

I'm gonna take it to a shop and have them deal with it. I pulled off the trans. This totally sucks. Way to backtrack.

a swift kick in the nuts is what it is.

[Ondonti]

I had no idea what you were discribing from the explaination. The manifolds use studs stock.........

[big_P]

I used all new bolts because no one carries exhaust studs and bolts for this engine...

[Boogieman142]

i was going to say, weld a nut to it and try to back it off

[Ondonti]

I remember I removed the studs on one motor with vice grips
I had to use 2 at the same time or else they would just slip. That totally sucked.

Then on another head, I figured I could just put 2 nuts on, and then tighten them together, then use a open end wrench and turn the nut that is stuck and the stud comes out. bah.

[Waramp]

Yeah ive learned the hard way as well. Easy outs are my last last last resort. A welder will always work better.

[big_P]

Pulled the head off, taking it to the machine shop tomorrow.

[altered7151]

Easy outs are pure evil. When I worked in a machine shop I couldn't tell you how many times we had to extract broken bolts with easy-outs stuck in them. Drilling out broken bolts is a piece of cake, unit there's a chunk of easy out in the middle of it.