Please Help I Feel Like Throwing out my Dale
Please Help I Feel Like Throwing out my Dale
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So I decided to do some maintence on my new 02 Cannondale Cannibal....I was almost done changing the oil on my Dale, I was putting the oil filter cover back on eith the Fresh new oil filter inside when the bolt that holds the cover on snapped leaving me with a headless bolt stuck in the side of my engine....WHAT DO I DO? I am soooo unbelievably fustrated right now....Please say this has happened to someone else!! What a crappy design anyway, that bolt is only about 1/8" big its bound to break, I didn't even think I was overtightening it........AHHHHHHHH
-Jeff
So I decided to do some maintence on my new 02 Cannondale Cannibal....I was almost done changing the oil on my Dale, I was putting the oil filter cover back on eith the Fresh new oil filter inside when the bolt that holds the cover on snapped leaving me with a headless bolt stuck in the side of my engine....WHAT DO I DO? I am soooo unbelievably fustrated right now....Please say this has happened to someone else!! What a crappy design anyway, that bolt is only about 1/8" big its bound to break, I didn't even think I was overtightening it........AHHHHHHHH
-Jeff
Go to your local auto parts store and get an EZ OUT kit, get the kit for the size of bolt you broke off. You will drill a small hole in the broken bolt, insert the ez out into hole and give a quick light tap and start slowly turning the bolt out. I use these almost daily and they are life savers, just be very carefull not to break the drill bit off in the bolt, then your are really screwed. Good luck to you.
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well however it may be detroyed after you get the bolt out, don't worry.... the replacement bolt can be the next size longer, since cdale threaded the hole plenty deep. 5 ft-lbs is really Max on all of those bolts, which are actually very good 10-grade quality.
For worst-case, you can re-tap to 6mm and use a longer panhead bolt (like for the plastics) that grips the outside surface of the oil cover.... no need to pull motor!!
For worst-case, you can re-tap to 6mm and use a longer panhead bolt (like for the plastics) that grips the outside surface of the oil cover.... no need to pull motor!!
Well you could buy a heavy duty carbide drill bit (small fortune) they can drill through bolts rockwell c40 to c70 . If you broke the easy out off you can try tapping it out in a reverse direction with a punch to break it loose. Those are very hard metal and drilling them is far more difficult than the bolt its in. Extreme patience and a steady hand is required. Worst case. Drop the motor down and replace the housing. I have a used one you can have if needed.