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Re: Complications after messing with coolant elbows
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:18 pm
by Sirius
Jrs3800 wrote:...My Impacts are roughly 700 Ft Lbs... We are looking at one in the 1000 Ft Lb range...
Ditto on the heat...a little warming with a simple propane or MAPP torch works miracles at times. This is a good, and fairly inexpensive, addition to anyone's toolbox. They're great for lighting up the Yule Log too.
Re: Complications after messing with coolant elbows
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:28 pm
by irkwerks2
2 quick questions...Not to "Jack" the thread...
1. Zuper you do have a new bolt right. It wasn't on your list. It is a "torque to yield" bolt. (111 lb/pounds + 76 degrees)
2. Can someone chime in and tell me if this a "reverse threaded" bolt. I would like to know.
Re: Complications after messing with coolant elbows
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:50 pm
by Jrs3800
Its not a reverse thread... Its a regular thread..
Re: Complications after messing with coolant elbows
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:22 am
by slug
If you haven't gotten that #*$#* bolt out yet, here's one more idea--use low heat on the bolt, then when it's cooling off, get the penetrating oil on (or a mix of penetrating oil and motor oil to avoid boiling off). The cooling bolt will pull the oil into the crevices and ultimately into the threads much faster. It's at least something you can let happen while you try to regain sanity in the kitchen with your cold beer.
Also, the "back and forth" idea is a good one. Try this just using your breaker bar and the pipe. If you can get just a tiny bit of movement forward, you've basically got it. When the bolt starts to loosen (and it will, sometime Rachel), be sure to continue this back and forth motion all the way out, just as if you were creating threads with a thread tap. I have gotten something loose like yours, only to snap the bolt later on a third of the way out (ouch). Good luck!
Re: Complications after messing with coolant elbows
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:26 pm
by bill buttermore
Sorry I did not see this thread sooner....been under a Dodge. Here is the set-up for applying maximum torque to the bolt.
This is taken from the Techinfo article (linked for you below) on how to remove a HB without an impact wrench or when the impact wrench won't do the job.
Remove Harmonic Balancer Without Impact Wrench
Re: Complications after messing with coolant elbows
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:57 pm
by zuper8
well, i haven't been posting on this because i have been so busy with school and my upcoming concert i'm giving. there was just no time for me to be working on it, so i ended up taking it to a shop (for the first time lol). it sure was nice having someone do it for me. i do feel like a huge failure though. anyways, thanks to everyone here for their help and ideas. really appreciate it
Re: Complications after messing with coolant elbows
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:27 pm
by lunchboxx
Hey dont feel like a failure. Thats why there are shops..just dont take it to a shop that is gonna rape you. Plus you have an ace in the hole..you knew what was wrong before you took it in. Life gets in the way sometimes...so instead focus on how much you saved on the other repairs that you did yourself. Chin up..tut tut!