Darnell Barber

Hello everyone, while attemtping to determine if I have a "cracked head" or
"cracked block" the female torque bolt on the head has been stripped.

I am desperately seeking an alternative to cutting the head. Which will
ofcourse ruin it (if it not already ruined)

Are there any alternatives?

Thanks

Clanger

it's ruined already.........just drill the head off.

clanger

"Darnell Barber" <darnellbarber@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hello everyone, while attemtping to determine if I have a "cracked head"
or
> "cracked block" the female torque bolt on the head has been stripped.
>
> I am desperately seeking an alternative to cutting the head. Which will
> ofcourse ruin it (if it not already ruined)
>
> Are there any alternatives?
>
> Thanks
>
>

Peter Bell

In message <cG9mb.125432$qj6.7963218@news1.news.adelphia.ne t>
"Darnell Barber" <darnellbarber@yahoo.com> wrote:

> the female torque bolt on the head has been stripped.

Here's me, trying to work out what a female bolt is! Is it a nut?

--
Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')

Dave LaCourse

Peter Bell writes:

>In message <cG9mb.125432$qj6.7963218@news1.news.adelphia.ne t>
> "Darnell Barber" <darnellbarber@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> the female torque bolt on the head has been stripped.
>
>Here's me, trying to work out what a female bolt is! Is it a nut?

Yeah, I too wondered about that. Female bolt....... I imagine he is talking
about the hole a bolt would go into. Regardless, if it is stripped, perhaps
re-tapping the hole will do the trick. I'd have it done professionally,
however.

Dave
RS6
d;o)

Darnell Barber

Sorry yes it is a nut
"Peter Bell" <peter@invalid.org.uk> wrote in message
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> In message <cG9mb.125432$qj6.7963218@news1.news.adelphia.ne t>
> "Darnell Barber" <darnellbarber@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > the female torque bolt on the head has been stripped.
>
> Here's me, trying to work out what a female bolt is! Is it a nut?
>
> --
> Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with
'bellfamily')

Hairy One Kenobi

"Darnell Barber" <darnellbarber@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Peter Bell" <peter@invalid.org.uk> wrote in message
> news:1f329b464c.peter@iyonix.earley.fourcom.com...
> > In message <cG9mb.125432$qj6.7963218@news1.news.adelphia.ne t>
> > "Darnell Barber" <darnellbarber@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > the female torque bolt on the head has been stripped.
> >
> > Here's me, trying to work out what a female bolt is! Is it a nut?

> Sorry yes it is a nut

So what's the problem? The nut spinning on a stud?

If that's the case, you could try a nut-splitter.. it's named for what it
does ;o)

--

Hairy One Kenobi

Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this opinion do not necessarily
reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the opinion
in the first place. So there!

Clanger

or a shaped charge, 10oz should do


"Hairy One Kenobi" <abuse@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
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> "Darnell Barber" <darnellbarber@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:bFjmb.126913$qj6.8155522@news1.news.adelphia. net...
> > "Peter Bell" <peter@invalid.org.uk> wrote in message
> > news:1f329b464c.peter@iyonix.earley.fourcom.com...
> > > In message <cG9mb.125432$qj6.7963218@news1.news.adelphia.ne t>
> > > "Darnell Barber" <darnellbarber@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > the female torque bolt on the head has been stripped.
> > >
> > > Here's me, trying to work out what a female bolt is! Is it a nut?
>
> > Sorry yes it is a nut
>
> So what's the problem? The nut spinning on a stud?
>
> If that's the case, you could try a nut-splitter.. it's named for what it
> does ;o)
>
> --
>
> Hairy One Kenobi
>
> Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this opinion do not necessarily
> reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the
opinion
> in the first place. So there!
>
>

Hairy One Kenobi

"Clanger" <D231@mygoatfseltd.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> or a shaped charge, 10oz should do
>
>
> "Hairy One Kenobi" <abuse@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
> news:7Qqmb.614$sP5.5993@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net...
> > "Darnell Barber" <darnellbarber@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:bFjmb.126913$qj6.8155522@news1.news.adelphia. net...
> > > "Peter Bell" <peter@invalid.org.uk> wrote in message
> > > news:1f329b464c.peter@iyonix.earley.fourcom.com...
> > > > In message <cG9mb.125432$qj6.7963218@news1.news.adelphia.ne t>
> > > > "Darnell Barber" <darnellbarber@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > the female torque bolt on the head has been stripped.
> > > >
> > > > Here's me, trying to work out what a female bolt is! Is it a nut?
> >
> > > Sorry yes it is a nut
> >
> > So what's the problem? The nut spinning on a stud?
> >
> > If that's the case, you could try a nut-splitter.. it's named for what
it
> > does ;o)

<GRIN> Do /something/, certainly..

H1K

Darnell Barber

Well it is actually a bolt and a nut all in one. Again I am a novice and
someone else was doing the work. I just was not comftorable with just
splitting the head if it was salvagable. Considering the fact that we did
not know if we actually had a cracked block or not and funds are tight.

Basically the top where the Torque Screw goes into the teeth are stripped.
So it is not a snug fit
"Hairy One Kenobi" <abuse@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
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>
> "Clanger" <D231@mygoatfseltd.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:bndocs$lmj$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > or a shaped charge, 10oz should do
> >
> >
> > "Hairy One Kenobi" <abuse@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
> > news:7Qqmb.614$sP5.5993@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net...
> > > "Darnell Barber" <darnellbarber@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > news:bFjmb.126913$qj6.8155522@news1.news.adelphia. net...
> > > > "Peter Bell" <peter@invalid.org.uk> wrote in message
> > > > news:1f329b464c.peter@iyonix.earley.fourcom.com...
> > > > > In message <cG9mb.125432$qj6.7963218@news1.news.adelphia.ne t>
> > > > > "Darnell Barber" <darnellbarber@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > the female torque bolt on the head has been stripped.
> > > > >
> > > > > Here's me, trying to work out what a female bolt is! Is it a nut?
> > >
> > > > Sorry yes it is a nut
> > >
> > > So what's the problem? The nut spinning on a stud?
> > >
> > > If that's the case, you could try a nut-splitter.. it's named for what
> it
> > > does ;o)
>
> <GRIN> Do /something/, certainly..
>
> H1K
>
>

David

Are you perhaps referring to a TORX bolt, where the head of the bolt has a
splined hole in the top to take a splined male driver bit? I don't think
any of the correspondents have suggested splitting the head, just splitting
the nut (if it is a nut).

If it's a bolt (that is a long thing with threads on the bottom end that
passes through a clearance hole in the head and screws into the block, and a
lump on the top that is either hexagonal for a conventional socket or
splined as suggested for a torx driver) then you have to try and remove the
whole bolt. You could try turning it with a hammer and chisel (but it will
be tight and you may just destroy it a bit more). Or try welding something
on the top of it that will allow you to get more leverage to unscrew it.
Take care to disconnect electronic ignition, alternator etc before doing any
arc welding.

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"Darnell Barber" <darnellbarber@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:%hvmb.128973$qj6.8337833@news1.news.adelphia. net...
> Well it is actually a bolt and a nut all in one. Again I am a novice and
> someone else was doing the work. I just was not comftorable with just
> splitting the head if it was salvagable. Considering the fact that we did
> not know if we actually had a cracked block or not and funds are tight.
>
> Basically the top where the Torque Screw goes into the teeth are stripped.
> So it is not a snug fit