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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:13 pm 
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Hey all!

Im p****d! About a year ago I snapped the lower caliper bolt with a little spanner.

Today I snapped a lower Thermostat housing bolt!

Last time i resorted to replacing the park, the bolt was stuck in that was easy but still a pain.

Im not exatcly going to do that with the head!

So what size drill bit and EZY out should I get???

Or should I do something else???

Part of the bolt in the head is pretty light inside its stupid hole as well!

Thanks!
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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:48 pm 
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jaycar have something that you might be able to use
part number TD2059
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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:54 pm 
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all depends on the size of the bolt...

with extractor start with somethin small then u can always work up the sizes..

 

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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:23 pm 
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maybe u should use some monkey piss, too loosen the bolt

 

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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 4:57 pm 
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get a center punch, make a dent in the left over bolt then hit it anti-clockwise to undo it?
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:06 pm 
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In Adelaide we have a bloke called captain thread. He is a mobile umm... thread man lol. Had a water pump bolt snap in my XF block, he came to my house, drilled the bolt out and put a hellicoil (dunno how it is spelt) in. Just had to remove the radiator brfore he came.

 

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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:01 pm 
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well if u werent so ruff things wouldnt brake!! lihe 5 spd falcon pedal boxes and 25spline 2 pinion lsd's lol

 

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