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Jan 6 2015 04:58pm
So i found out working on my car i suck dick at working
On cars even though i just started to.

Overtorqued one of my 10mm bolts while changing my
Vtec solenoid gasket. It broke inside of the thread :-|
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Jan 6 2015 05:15pm
good news is it's just a honda

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Jan 6 2015 05:35pm
Quote (ZeaL0RDeaL @ Jan 6 2015 03:58pm)
So i found out working on my car i suck dick at working
On cars even though i just started to.

Overtorqued one of my 10mm bolts while changing my
Vtec solenoid gasket. It broke inside of the thread :-|


tap it out. not to hard mang. And you are not supposed to torque the bolts on the solenoid. just hand tight.
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Jan 6 2015 05:47pm
Quote (ZK9GT @ Jan 6 2015 06:35pm)
tap it out. not to hard mang. And you are not supposed to torque the bolts on the solenoid. just hand tight.


gotta stand on your cheater wrench to get it tight enough!
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Jan 6 2015 05:57pm
if you have too get a drill, drill it out and tap the hole its not that hard.......
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Jan 6 2015 07:23pm
If there's enough of the bolt sticking out try using a vice grip otherwise drill that shit out.
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Jan 6 2015 07:24pm
wow i know nothing about cars. hi charlie.
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Jan 6 2015 07:27pm
Quote (bbanee @ Jan 7 2015 01:24am)
wow i know nothing about cars. hi charlie.


Me2, hi :)
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Jan 6 2015 10:13pm
Quote (charliemurphy @ Jan 6 2015 05:23pm)
If there's enough of the bolt sticking out try using a vice grip otherwise drill that shit out.



Sadly it was good tightened in only up until i had to torque it then it snapped in half haha.
Quote (justin_618 @ Jan 6 2015 03:57pm)
if you have too get a drill, drill it out and tap the hole its not that hard.......


Yep gonna do it with my pops
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Jan 7 2015 12:10am
Quote (ZeaL0RDeaL @ Jan 6 2015 10:13pm)
Sadly it was good tightened in only up until i had to torque it then it snapped in half haha.

Yep gonna do it with my pops


Use one of these... Don't "drill it out".



No damage to surrounding threads.

This post was edited by Slaytanic454 on Jan 7 2015 12:13am
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