I broke a part of where the valve cover bolts go into the Rocker Arm Assembly. Is there anyway I can fix this, or do I have to get a whole new assembly? Or worse, do I have to swap the head? And where do you think I can get a new assembly.

Thanx in advance!

 

Depends on how deep it snapped off. If it snapped off below the lip of the hole, you might need to take the head off to safely retract it. If not, you can probably get vice grips or a dremel disc on it to slot it so you can use a screwdriver.

 

well the bolt is not stuck in there... the actual thread housing is broken, not the bolt.

 

you just stripped some of the threads for the valve cover bolt? that's no big deal at all. just retap it, or better yet use a helicoil. search google for helicoil to figure out what you need.

what motor are we talking about here? a pic would be great ... i'm not sure if i'm understanding you correctly.

 

that same thing happened to my head. (thats what i get for buying it off egay). i wound up using that 1 piece that contains the valvecover bolt holes from a spare head. it worked fine.

 

i would show a pic, but im getting it heli-arc'd right now. so i guess it is getting fixed. hopefully.

if it doesnt fix it though, how much would a Z6 be?