Water pump gasket replacement
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Laughing Gas
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From: coquitlam,BC
Water pump gasket replacement
I have had a small leak coming from my water pump that i replaced about a month ago so i thought i would take on this job today since we finally got some good weather. When i got the pump off i saw that the gasket got pinched when i last installed it, no big deal, just time. But when i was tightening the bolts back up i snapped the head off one.So off it comes AGAIN and now what. I tried to drill it out but when i tried the easyout it snapped off in the drilled hole. I then tried to grasp the protruding bolt head with some vice grips to turn it, no go. Things are not looking good. Here is how i got it off ( not very often i get to pass on a tip since you vets know 99% of them ) I was able to use the box end of 1/4" wrench and tap it over the broken off bolt head and was tight enough for me to turn the bolt. It took some wiggling to get the wrench off but i was able to use the vice grips after that. Just tip if someone else has this happen to them. Also installed a shut off valve on the heater core line and took out a shim on the AC clutch at the same time, just a lot more room with the fan shroud off.
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Nicely done getting that bolt out. A somewhat easy job can turn into a nightmare. My fear is breaking bolts. A bigger fear is snapping an ez-out off inside the hole i just drilled. Good thing it was sticking out far enough to grab it with the 1/4" wrench. (good tip). My luck I would snap the bolt off flush,i would brake the ez-out off.
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Laughing Gas
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ez-outs are usually fine once you get to the larger sizes,but it seems the smaller ones always break because if you just snapped the bolt what are the chances the ez-out is not going to break. It is always worth a try i guess, i suppose its best to use the largest one possible. Roy
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ez-outs are usually fine once you get to the larger sizes,but it seems the smaller ones always break because if you just snapped the bolt what are the chances the ez-out is not going to break. It is always worth a try i guess, i suppose its best to use the largest one possible. Roy
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