Broken bolt, need ideas

[Adam the Lighting Guy]

I was thinking the same thing. Propane torch, needle nose vice grips as a first attempt. If that fails to turn without chewing up the screw, get a dremel with cutting wheel, cut a small notch, heat it up again and use a 3/8" ratchet with a flat nose screw driver attachment.

Just make sure you apply the heat around the bolt, not directly to the bolt. Typically they come out like butter unless it was cross-threaded then you're going to be forced to take everything apart and drill it out.

Tony

I'd recommend a small butane torch. Pin point flame.

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[Boz92]

Same thing happened to me when tearing my engine down. Ford goes a little crazy on the lock tite for that bolt.

What's messed up is i didn't have loctite on mine. I got to the point I just drilled through the bracket itself. Gonna re-fit it with a new bolt with a nut. I think the bracket itself is just threaded poorly and half-assed. I mean looking at it makes you think a welder was playing around with scrap pieces he had lying around

 

[Zrussian13]

What's messed up is i didn't have loctite on mine. I got to the point I just drilled through the bracket itself. Gonna re-fit it with a new bolt with a nut. I think the bracket itself is just threaded poorly and half-assed. I mean looking at it makes you think a welder was playing around with scrap pieces he had lying around

Interesting. It should have it from the factory. Even the new bolt I ordered from ford had it pre-installed.

 

[Boz92]

Interesting. It should have it from the factory. Even the new bolt I ordered from ford had it pre-installed.

That is odd. Mine is a 2018 if that makes any difference.

 

[HKusp]

I did the same thing when removing my original engine. We ended up hacking up that whole bracket. What an overbuilt piece of shit. No need for that bracket to be so bulky. It holds a piece of foam. All it is for is to quiet down the DI pump. I have a blower car with headers, no cats, just a resonator, no mufflers, and side pipes. I definitely am NOT hearing the DI pump...

 

[jcm3]

Can't fit a drill in there.

I replaced my headers on my 1994 Ford F350 dually and two were broken.

I had space issues also so bought a pneumatic 90 degree drill, and was able to get in there to drill a hole and back it out.

Might have been this one, not sure if it would work for you.

https://www.harborfreight.com/38-in...ngle-air-drill-58613.html?gStoreCode=54&gQT=1

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