Help!! I broke a bolt

[grumpin]

Good news!

[86 1/2 Brutus]

Machspeed wrote

Sorry George. This will sound crazy, but there's a  feel one acquires for when an EZ out or even a tap is gonna snap. I pulled so many broken bolts in the AF that I was able to acquire that feel. One has to break many to acquire....lol! It's not fun breaking them, for sure. Keep us posted on Brutus.

John.  I learned that the hard way, as i was turning the ez out, i felt it start to move, it really looked like the bolt was coming out, but it was the ez out that was getting ready to snap.  I totally suck at this and it did work out for the best.  

I do still have the old intake with the broken bolt, I am going to try to do it on that, really just for the fact to say that i did it, but from here on out, if anything like this ever happens again, it's going to Joey

[swampedout]

Its always situations like this when you find a good mechanic!

There is absolutely no shame in getting some help. If we had enough time and money, we could do it all ourselves..but thats never gonna happen.

[86 1/2 Brutus]

No shame here, none whatsoever.  I know when i'm licked.  I'm just very happy that i found a good mechanic close by.

[86 1/2 Brutus]

So happy i found a good mechanic, and it dosent hurt that he has known Nick for years, but when we were in his shop, he had the radio on classic country playing through a blown speaker.  I'm bringing him a speaker this afternoon.

[swampedout]

Ha! Im sure he will make use of it immediately.