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broken bolt inside block... bolt was holding bracket holding thermostat to engine... 700 1990

posted by  VolvoSteel on  Sat Mar 1 12:32 CST 2003
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Gary
You can try to fix this yourself, if all goes right your okay if it fails to you need to have the hole rethreadded.go to your local auto supply store and ask for a set of Easy Outs, they should know what they are, basicly you take a drill bit and drill a hole through or half way through the center of the broken bolt, you then take the easy out ( which screws the opp of screws ) put that in the hold you just drilled and go in reverse , the easy out should screw itself into the bolt and start backing the broken bolt out of the hole. its that easy.






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