I was putting my downpipe back on yesterday after putting header wrap on it and cross threaded 2 of the bolt threads. I got out the tap set and had the right one. started to retap the first hole and fixed it. i started the second and everything was going fine until...*snap* THE TAP BROKE OFF! i finally got the tap out of the turbine after fighting it with channel locks. I'm going to take the housing off and take it to a machine shop and have them re thread it and put studs in the housing so this will never happen again and make installing it easier.

 

thanks for the sympathy, encouragement and advice, you guys ******* rock.

 

weaksauce
I had half a dp bolt stuck in my turbine for a couple months after I snapped it off. I drilled it out when I got a chance and re-tapped it with the same threads, worked like a charm. I actually broke my small tap handle when I was using the 1st extractor bit on the bolt. Then I had to switch to my other tap handle

 

i you?

 

anti-seize is ur friend

 

also make sure u use oil on the tap when threaded something

another trick to get out broken taps is to use 2 nails that just fit inbetween the tap and the hold... bang them in there so there snug... put a visegrip on them and twist it out