I'm a dumbass

[jake42]

So i went int to replace my too loose valve shim tonite and had to loosen the bearing caps on the cam shaft to get the shim out.  Well I got a little over zealous when i tighetning them back down and snapped one of the bolts off below the surface.  Now I gotta go to Sears and pick up an ezout to get it outta there.  I'm also hoping I can find a 10mm bolt to replace the one I snapped.  I'll be really bummed if I have to order that one stupid bolt.


like I said. I'm a dumbass.

Jake

[Blueknyt]

take one of the other bolts out and match one up at the hardware store.

[jake42]

that's what i'm gonna do today.  I have the other one out already.  I think the ezout should work ok, they're not stuck in there or anything, I just  got  a little over zealous.  This time I'm going to tighten then with my nut driver and then go about a quarter turn with my rachet..

Jake

[tt_four]

try a torque wrench,

i have one, but never use it, and i rip nuts and bolts the shreads, especially when it comes to aluminum stuff

[jake42]

tt

the torque specs on these bolts are way below what my torque wrench can do.

This next pay i'm gonna pick up a smaller one.

these things are like 5 Nm or less on the torque.

Mine starts at 10ft-lbs.

Jake

[lissard]

I've finally started to outgrow my philosopy of "torque it down until it strips and back it off a quarter turn" after similar events.

Probably need to look for torque wrench that reads in inch pounds instead of foot pounds. Hard to find and $ (near $60 if I remember correctly). Sears has them in the tool catalog, but I've never seen one in a store. A friend got me one for my B-day and said he had to order it from Sears. I've heard that larger NAPA stores usually have them in stock and the price is about the same.

[jake42]

bought some ezouts and got the bolt out.  Couldn't find the same style flanged bolt at the hardware store , so i opted for a hex head and washer.  tightened everything down with my nut driver and gave it just a little (less than a 1/4 turn) turn with the rachet.

Gotta do the exhaust shim now.

jake

[jake42]

I"m the ezout king now.  I should have taken pics and done a write up.  It was my first time doing it and  I was kinda nervous cuz the bolt was snapped down in the head.  I got the ezouts and a really small carbide drill bit and drilled down the center of the bolt until i could tap the ezout into place so it would grab.  Twisted it right out.  Next time I snap a bolt, and i'm sure I will, I'll take pics of how I did it.
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Jake

[Kerry]

Wow, you sure are learning a lot from doing that valve clearance check!  

Did you look at torque wrenches when you went to get the EZ-Out?  I put up a large-ish photo a while back of the two Sears wrenches that I happen to own.  (See my 2nd post in the Nice multimeter on sale at Sears.... thread, or the direct link HERE.)

I never did post a close-up comparo of their torque scales, so here you go:

1/2"-drive, Sears part #944642:


3/8"-drive, Sears part #944690:



Looking forward to pics from the "ezout king"!