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Help- Broke off bolts holding on Distributer cap

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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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Default Help- Broke off bolts holding on Distributer cap

Yes

i sprayed them with wd 40

let them sit for about 3 hours,

then went to take them off all 3 broke

when the first one broke i thought i was alright and would be able to remove the bolts with vise hoping some would be exposed behind the cap,

sure enough they broke off inside

Any ideas?

Thank you very much for your time
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 07:31 PM
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pull the dizzy off, get a really small drill bit and take your time drilling them out...
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 07:35 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Heretic:Si &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">pull the dizzy off, get a really small drill bit and take your time drilling them out...</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah thats pretty much all u can do man!! just take ur time.. get a small enough drill bit as well!
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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and don't slip and drill into your hand like me!
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 08:28 PM
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ouch.. it happened to me too, becareful starting off your drill
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 11:40 AM
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how can i take off the dizzy without having it unlined when it goes back in?
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 01:08 PM
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use a fine tip marker and draw a thin line across the dizzy and cam cap. that should keep it lined up.
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 01:11 PM
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Screw drilling them out.

The same thing happened to me.

Use a damn needle nose plier and grab the end of the bolt where it comes through the other side (yes, it should poke through enough to grab it) and give it some rotations until you can unscrew it the same way you screwed it in.

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I did it w/ the dizzy in the car, so it's definitely possible, but if you can't get leverage or access to the bottom bolt - simply take it off (don't forget to replace the O ring).
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 01:18 PM
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Same thing happened to me once, I notched it with a dremmel and used a small flathead to screw it out the other end coz there there wasnt enough thread on the other end to grab with needle nose pliers...
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 02:03 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chim Chim &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Same thing happened to me once, I notched it with a dremmel and used a small flathead to screw it out the other end coz there there wasnt enough thread on the other end to grab with needle nose pliers... </TD></TR></TABLE>

Weird ****, mine did and I had the regular bolts that came with it...

I replaced it with some stainless steel ones for like $.75 piece, but it was well spent IMO.
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 05:49 PM
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Yeah i drilled them out and used a tap

all is well

Thanks guys

Tried to start car and went, sttttttttttttttttttttt

forgot to plug in dizzy

MY bolts were too short like .1mm was exposed,
so i tried vise and nothing could grip it
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