Things were going well with torqing the conrods back on, repainting the oil pan, etc.
So I go to torque the oil pump back on. Snap. Ugh. One of the 3 bolts snapped right off, even though I sweare it wasn't quite 100% in yet. So a few drill bits later, and all I have is a tapering hole in the broken-off section of the bolt. I even tried screwing a nut back on the remaning(sticking out) area, dremeling a gap and using a screwdriver but no luck. Any suggestions? What drill bits are appropriate for this? I noticed the metal-colored ones I tried(small ones) broke off. Last thing I tried(with a real drill, not a Dremel) was use the remainder of the drill bit to bore it in sideways. Of course, it's so smooth now(after so much work) I can't jam a screwdriver in there. Even though it's bad, could a oil pump work with only 2 of the bolts in? I'm kind of running out of ideas. Ugh, I hate these broken bolt setbacks. Unfortunately, it seems to be one of the worst places to break off a bolt. Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org === Help keep Team.Net on the air === http://www.team.net/donate.html === unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try === http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool === Other lists available at === http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo === Archives at http://www.team.net/archive === http://www.team.net/the-local === Edit your replies!
