Quick Question(broken inter cooler bolt)

[mrose75]

How screwed am I if I snapped a intercooler bolt? I guess 18 inch pounds is a very light load and I didn't hear/feel the click of the torque wrench. Also does it matter which Gasket Maker I have, I got the grey one. Thanks.

http://www.svtperformance.com/forum...ower-removal-installation-4.html#post12669151

 

[mrose75]

Really? Nobody has any input???

 

[Bearden86]

You can drill it it out and tap it, it's a pretty easy thing to do watch some videos on it if you never have done it before. Did you re use the stock bolts? They are torque to yield bolts and should not be reused. Go to a fastenal store and get some steel M5x16mm bolts and follow the speciefied torque. Best of luck.

I'm using high temp gasket sealer it's the same price and its more heat resistant, I'm sure grey would be fine though.

 

[03Snake04]

one bolt? you arent screwed

 

[mrose75]

i've bought a set from Ford nd another set from a bolt shop. The Ford one snapped. I've got enough to redo it, just gotta figure out how to get it out first.

 

[Bearden86]

Quick Question

Cut it off flush use bolts to line up the intercooler with the blower. Mark it, drill it, tap it. I would urge you to ditch the ford torque to yield bolts and buy steel from fastenal there like 10 bucks. You won't have to worry about them breaking.

 

[Mystic03]

i've bought a set from Ford nd another set from a bolt shop. The Ford one snapped. I've got enough to redo it, just gotta figure out how to get it out first.

same thing happend to me on my kb install just hand tight with a 1/4 turn! as for the busted bolt i had to drill and retap it

 

[mrose75]

same thing happend to me on my kb install just hand tight with a 1/4 turn! as for the busted bolt i had to drill and retap it

Tell me how.... What did you use?

 

[CobraBob]

Cut it off flush use bolts to line up the intercooler with the blower. Mark it, drill it, tap it. I would urge you to ditch the ford torque to yield bolts and buy steel from fastenal there like 10 bucks. You won't have to worry about them breaking.

This! The intercooler bolts can break too easily, as many have found. Especially if you attempt to re-use them. The stress of removing the bolts makes it ill-advisable to attempt to re-use them. Going with the stronger steel bolts is a very smart idea.

 

[mrose75]

I bought the other bolts but foolishly assumed the bolts from Ford, which were ridiculously price BTW, would be better. Thanks for the responses everyone, I was pretty pissed when I snapped the bolt, I'm sure we've all been there.

I've never tapped anything before, recommendations on kits or whatever they are? Are they sized the same as the bolt, for instance a 7mm tap or whatever the actual bolt/thread size/type may be?

 

[Bearden86]

Quick Question

All a tap really is, is a bolt with really sharp threads. Call NAPA with the bolt size and they can get you the correct one. As for doing it just drill straight and use the correct drill bit. Screw the tap in a little at a time and unscrew, clean off the shavings and keep going till your through. Just take your time be meticulous and use common sense. It's very simple. Best of luck

 

[mrose75]

So I just cut a groove in what was left of the bolt with the dremel and backed it out with a flat tip. Took 2 minutes....:bored:

 

[FiveOhJoe]

The click type torque wrenches scare me when it comes to very low torque values like that. Maybe I'm wrong but it seems like it takes a little extra torque to get past the detent (the click) and you end up over tightening it. I like the beam/guage style for low torque stuff.

Just my opinion.

 

[SatisTraction]

post a pic of the snapped off bolt. you may not have to tap it out depending on how it is broke

 

[BLU3VN0M]

Take it to a machine shop and they'll extract if for you.. i just went through this last weekend. Mine snapped flush with the surface, he drilled it down and extracted the whole bolt in under 10 minutes.

 

[mrose75]

Got it out...

But it's out now...

 

[SatisTraction]

on that one here is a quick tip if you have a mig welder.

put a nut just a little larger then the broke bolt over the busted stud. weld right in the center. let it cool. take a wrench and pull it right out.

this really works like a champ on rusty bolts.

 

[KINGCOBRA86]

Take it to a machine shop and buy new bolts

 

[CobraBob]

Here's a tip I used when I removed my blower. In following this tip I didn't break any bolts. When removing each of the intercooler bolts I would loosen slowly with a ratchet wrench until I felt resistance. Then I would TIGHTEN 1/4 turn. Then I would loosen slowly again until I felt resistance. Then I'd TIGHTEN again 1/4 turn. This 2-step process until the bolts are removed. Then, of course, discard them and buy brand new ones.

 

[Senkak]

But it's out now...

It is good you got it out.
I would be more concerned about that plate that is welded in your blower.
Is that a Steg port and plate job?