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Been recommended to remove the oil gallery bolts to clean the block out thoroughly. I assume these are the allen key headed bolts behind the waterpump and behind the flywheel.
They seem quite tight and I'm a little worried about rounding them off, do they usually come out easily? Are they a special size?
Cheers!
not a special size, but they are loctited in very tight
OK cheers, just a bit worried as a size 7 fitted nicely but looked as if it was going to round it off when I applied pressure.
Id leave them tbh
You'd just dump the engine in without stripping it down at all though lol
Seems to work fine for me????? lol lol
Mines 180brake remember ;) lol
I'll buy your perfect engine when you break it then lol
Come remove it tomorrow night
As suspected it has rounded off, any suggestions?
http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/OilGalleryBolt.JPG
either leave it, or get a drill into it followed by a stud extractor
rather than use an allen key use an allen key socket set
http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Main/s...-set-23100.asp
I have a draper set, and its saved me a few times, got it from the motor factors
as for your problem use a torx bit on it...one you don't want
I was using an allen key socket on a breaker bar.
I've tried hammering a Torx bit in to it and it's just made it even more round. lol
time for my method, oh & have you applied some heat to it? sometimes you need to get them glowing to loosen the loctite
erm lol
well if i was sensible, i'd take the drill and stud extractor option, being me, i'd weld a bolt onto it, and unbolt it lol
Leave the funking thing alone its happy.
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Originally Posted by Jon_nova1
What he said ^, it's got to come out.
It's not happy Benn it's hiding lots of grime that needs cleaning lol
Mowgli I'd attack it with heat but I've just been cleaning the engine with degreaser and paraffin so maybe not the best idea at the mo!?
Ok cheers all, I'll drill and stud extractorise it.
And you wont get it all out, only way is to dip it to clean in.Quote:
Originally Posted by iainel
leave it in, your asking for trouble IMO
Agreed, i've never had one of these out. It's an XE, it'll be fine!Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul
Well it's not going well, used a screw extractor tool on it (drill a hole and reverse thread thing) and it managed to snap off inside the bolt.
Told you leave it alone.......
iain, its probably a good time to think about taking it to the local engine recon workshop & getting them to sort it out.
So? What's done is done.
Mowgli, I'll see what I have locally...
I bet you wrenched on it like a stiff tap, hardened tool steel needs a carefull hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by iainel
whoops iain
can you not drill it out and helicoil it ?