Stripped Intake Manifold Bolt Help!!!
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Stripped Intake Manifold Bolt Help!!!
Folks, was torquing the intake manifold bolts this AM(after gasket replacement) and the bolt(first one) on the driver side stripped out at 25 ft/lb's. I tried another bolt and it does not want to torque down. I am a little scared/aggravated right now. Please tell me there is a fix at this point without tearing everything back down!
Thanks in Advance.
Thanks in Advance.
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Did the bolt strp or the bolt hole? If the bolt striped, clean out the holes and replace the bolts. If the hole striped, a Heli coil maybe the answer. But I would run a bottom tap down all the other bolt holes before putting in a bolt.
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I agree with this. Step back, take a breath...thread repair is a slow gentle process. Go to the AutoParts store and get a helicoil kit. Not fun but your other option is tow it to a garage that will do the same repair.
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I got an 1/2 longer bolt to see if there were some better threads further down, and there were! Just put 2 washers on and torqued down!!! just took truck for a road test NO LEAKS!! Will these 352 idle like butter? I have tried to get mine smooth but the gear shifter always has a slight shale to it..?
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