1985 Monte Carlo SS known as Barney - Lateral-g Forums

SSLance · #1 01-20-2022, 01:52 PM

Well, this should be fun to get out...

Had a very liberal coat of loc-tite on it when it went in the last time about 7 years ago...

**syborg tt** · #2 01-20-2022, 03:05 PM

Eak - that does not look like fun

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Originally Posted by SSLance

Well, this should be fun to get out...

Had a very liberal coat of loc-tite on it when it went in the last time about 7 years ago...

Jimmy Sean · #3 01-21-2022, 08:39 AM

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Had a very liberal coat of loc-tite on it when it went in the last time about 7 years ago...

Assuming you know this but sharing for all, a little heat helps with removal of items that have loc-tite on them.

SSLance · #4 01-21-2022, 07:46 PM

The nuts we tried to weld to the stud were so small they melted down before the weld would burn into the stud

Turns out, several drill bits and an easy out with assist from blue wrench was the answer.

New bolt procured and ready to put all back together now.

SuperB70 · #5 01-21-2022, 11:02 PM

I've noticed that those easy out taps are bad in same cases. They split and widen the bolt so its even more thighten.

Every place I can, now days I use tig to get those out. Little by little grow new crown to it, when its high enough weld a nut on and then comes the most important: then let it cool all the way. Dont try to turn even a little bit before. Will just broke the nut off.
Not so long ago, got a broken stud out off 6.0PSD head. Friend snapped one off when changing injector. You cant drill, you would have to remove the head. This way it was easy..

ScotI · #6 01-22-2022, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by SSLance

The nuts we tried to weld to the stud were so small they melted down before the weld would burn into the stud

Turns out, several drill bits and an easy out with assist from blue wrench was the answer.

New bolt procured and ready to put all back together now.

Was that a GRADE-8 bolt that broke?

SSLance · #7 01-22-2022, 03:38 PM

No, 8.8 grade 8mm OEM bolt.

**syborg tt** · #8 01-23-2022, 09:24 AM

Have you ever tried the left hand drill bits as I have had great luck with them.

**WSSix** · #9 01-23-2022, 06:18 PM

Hawks third gen or Hawks performance, whatever he goes by now, has both the t bolt and fork now. I put new ones on my TA. Parts looked good when they arrived.