i have broken a bolt trying to put on my waterpump on my gsr and i was wondering if yall noe the easy and wat to take it out or wat i would have to do to accomplish this, its broken inside teh head or bottom end area and i cant get plyers to grip it becuase its about half inch deep in

also how much ft/tq i torque it down with ?

 

If you are at all uncomfortable doing this then take it to a shop that will guarantee their work. But here is how I do it. Go to a local machine tool supplier like Grainger or Do-All and ask for a center drill preferably a size 2 or 3 - shouldn't cost more than a few bucks. This is basically a drill with a short starting section then has a built in countersink. the thing with it is it will not walk around like a normal drill bit. Try to centerpunch the center of the broken bolt then start drilling with the center drill until you get a nice stright hole started, then you can switch to the appripriate size drill for whatever size easy-out you can use in there. Off the top of my head I think it is a 6mm bolt so you will end up using about a 1/8" drill and a dang small easy out. If none of that works, you will just have to drill the bolt all the way out and install a helicoil.

 

The water pump bolts are around 12 foot pounds if I remember correctly. You shouldn't put any force on them to tighten.

 

thanx guys
i got it out and no more broken bolts

and i got the motor in teh car now just gotta hook up the rest of the stuff
maybe ill post some pix later


== thankz again ==
- tony

 

good job!