exhaust cracked off, now bolt snapped!!!

[Bluethunder3320]

i tried putting a different muffler on it just because........... and all of a sudden it got loud. heres what happened..........

so i was in the middle of putting on a box muffler when one of the bolts broke!!!!!!!!

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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH

 

[jace]

k, slot the bolt and spin it out witha flathead screwdriver...

 

[B man]

or use one of those grabit extractor kits. or vice grip it.

 

[Bluethunder3320]

k, slot the bolt and spin it out witha flathead screwdriver...

did that on a briggs headbolt and it made it worse....

or use one of those grabit extractor kits. or vice grip it.

i tried a big vice but its in real good...... ill try an extractor maybe.....

 

[B man]

i have one more idea. get STRONG vice on it. put a pipe or rod and thing you can add to get alot of leverage and slowly push down on it while some else taps the bolt.

 

[B man]

or drill it out.

 

[B man]

but why not try to notch it? just be careful.

 

[Bluethunder3320]

because the bolt broke while taking it out.

if it was so stuck that it snapped, a flathead screwdriver is much weaker.

 

[B man]

well the good thing is it snaped out side the block.

 

[devino246]

well the good thing is it snaped out side the block.

If you can find it, Id try this stuff:

http://www.loctitefreezeandrelease.com/

 

[mckutzy]

add some heat and some penetrating lubricant like liquid wrench, then try the vicegrip. done this on a few electric motors and it works.

 

[jace]

i still say slot it, then heat it up and use flat head if i remember correctly your briggs headbolt was snapped flush this one is not.

 

[Rustydog2010]

Try and get something like this:

These are great. Did it turn at all before it broke? If it did, tighten it first then use CRC or something similar. Then try and remove it. Has always worked for me.

Good luck.

Jeremy.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

The stud extractor above (Rusty's idea) could work out well. You could also file or grind two flats on the remaining bit to give your vise grips a better grab. Be generous with the WD40, Fluid Film, or whatever you have. GENTLY heat the head material surrounding the bolt with a propane torch, while trying NOT to heat the bolt. This will allow the hole a little expansion around the bolt.

How tight did you have that thing horsed on??

 

[HellSpawn]

The stud extractor above (Rusty's idea) could work out well. You could also file or grind two flats on the remaining bit to give your vise grips a better grab. Be generous with the WD40, Fluid Film, or whatever you have. GENTLY heat the head material surrounding the bolt with a propane torch, while trying NOT to heat the bolt. This will allow the hole a little expansion around the bolt.

How tight did you have that thing horsed on??

I've actually flatten'd two sides on similar issues like this and just filed it down until the closest open-end wrench would fit on it. Spun right out.

 

[sexyvicta]

haha i did the same thing on my tecumseh h35.

they suck.

just run no exhaust

 

[Rustydog2010]

Just run no exhaust

Talk about a free flow exhaust!

Jeremy.

 

[Cam]

Might want to give it a "gentle" tap with a "small" hammer in many places to try and loosen it up, otherwise the thingy that rusty suggested works wonders.

But no exhaust is much easier

 

[bighead]

Is that the same broke off pipe inside the exhuast shaft?

 

[redsox985]

That freeze and release stuff paired with penetrating fluid seems to be a good solution. Next time, support your heavy exhaust lol!