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What's my chances looking like
Hey you guys, so last year with my thermostat debacle I ended up snapping a bolt on the condenser. Didn't really care because it was getting cooler and I just wanted to drive my g finally. So now it's steadily getting warm and now I want to fix it. I don't want to go through the hassle of removing the rad and ac condenser so I want to know what's my odds of successfully drilling out this bolt and how would you do it ?
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with lots of lube and brace the bottom side with a clamp and piece of scrap so you don't push too hard and snap it or drill into the radiator
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Wish me luck!
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I literally did the same exact thing to mine. Screw head broke off flush when trying to remove it with a screw driver. I drilled the entire thing out and put a long bolt with a lock washer on it. Currently I'm here trying to figure out how to fix the M10 bolt that goes through the idler pulley bracket, through the front and rear timing cover and into the block without having to take everything apart again and more... Didn't even get close to the torque spec when I was tightening it... Turning smoothly and easily for way too long pulled the bolt back out and half the threads came out with it. These things are fragile as all hell.
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I agree, I ended up replacing the rad and condenser because I didn't want to deal with the hassle
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Originally Posted by OldG2NewG
(Post 4275743)
I agree, I ended up replacing the rad and condenser because I didn't want to deal with the hassle
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Sheesh, that's quite a bit to go through
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