broke vtec silenoid bolt... help

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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 04:03 PM
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well I was replacing the vtec gasket and tighting the bolts back on bam one broke on me... leakin mad oil still I ordered new bolt from honda but how the hell do I get the broken one off?


my friend told me that they dont need to be torked.. the bolts that attach it back to the head, so I thought I should get them as tight as possible....well I ****** broke one...


so I got 2 inthere fine and one is broke ordered one should be here in 2 days or so...

any ideas?
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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 04:16 PM
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http://www.sears.com/sr/produc...57000
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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 04:18 PM
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wont that push the bolt into the damn head?
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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 04:22 PM
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No, not if you use them the right way. Either your gonna use that and unthread it out, which works sometimes. Or your gonna have to drill a new hole and re tap it. Here is another kit

http://www.sears.com/sr/produc...52000

Check http://www.sears.com , they will have everything you need.
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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 04:47 PM
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what doyou mean by re drill hole and re tap it?
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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 04:50 PM
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While taking the old bolt out, if you mess the threads up, your gonna have to drill the hole bigger so you have a clean hole. Then your can either use like an adapter which will let you reuse the same size bolt, or you can just use a bigger bolt. Just learns all this in school . Have any more questions feel free to IM me.
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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 10:20 AM
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isn't there something to drill in the broken bolt and then screw something in the hole you just drilled and unscrew it.. but you don't hit the screw my dad has it ill find out what it is when he gets home from work he works on planes and **** he has mad tools...
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