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hillbilly
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broken stat bolt
« on: Dec 12th, 2005, 11:44am » |
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Well wot a flipin day iv only gone and snaped the 1 of the bolts on my thermo trying to get the dam thing of could some one advise me on how i can get the rest of the bolt out plz 
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Highlander
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Re: broken stat bolt
« Reply #1 on: Dec 12th, 2005, 12:27pm » |
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Depends on how far in its broken.
Can you get any kind of hold on it? vice grips? weld something onto it?
Failing that drill it out or use a left hand thread bolt remover drilled into the centre of it.
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ScorpioInDK
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Re: broken stat bolt
« Reply #2 on: Dec 12th, 2005, 5:22pm » |
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I experienced the same problem 1 month ago.. Must be a common problem..I solved the problem by drilling out the piece. Be careful..the engine box is made of alloy, and one could remove to much.. After that I made a new tapping.
The biggest problem I experienced was getting space in the engine appartment. I had to remove the drive belt - some of the waterpump - the cooler etc..Took some time..
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mr._floppy
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Re: broken stat bolt
« Reply #3 on: Dec 12th, 2005, 5:31pm » |
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That's two owners in as many weeks with exactly the same trouble, thanks guys, I won't be tempted to remove the stat , I'll leave well alone.
BTW, this little component gets a lot of publicity on the Scorp board, but has anyone found the replacement of the stat cured their problem?
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ScorpioInDK
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Re: broken stat bolt
« Reply #4 on: Dec 12th, 2005, 5:51pm » |
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My car never got to the right operating temperature.. Therefore I changed the thermostat.. Never found out whether it was a problem with the thermostat or the gauge/sensor.. But now it is working properly..
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hillbilly
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Re: broken stat bolt
« Reply #5 on: Dec 13th, 2005, 4:56pm » |
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Iv just done the job it took me all day first i tried to use the bit of bolt that was left with a pair of vice grips then it broke off  so iv had to drill the thing out and iv re taped it . the car is nice and toasty now thanks for the advise chaps 
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