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hawke113a

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• Jan 3, 2022

• #1

Happy New year guys and gals...I have a slight problem...while changing the water pump,I have snapped the 13mm bolt that holds the tensioner. There is about 7/8 mm protruding from the block. Any ideas on how to remove this please. See the images below...thanks people

 

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• Jan 3, 2022

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hawke113a said:

Happy New year guys and gals...I have a slight problem...while changing the water pump,I have snapped the 13mm bolt that holds the tensioner. There is about 7/8 mm protruding from the block. Any ideas on how to remove this please. See the images below...thanks people View attachment 255859 View attachment 255860

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Nodge68

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• Jan 3, 2022

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As it's seized in the block, removing it isn't going to be easy. Maybe you can weld a nut to the broken section, which will heat it up, and give you something to turn.

 

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• Jan 3, 2022

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That’s exactly what I was about to suggest. The heat from the welder normally frees it off completely and it unscrews effortlessly.
Make sure you don’t get weld splatter inside the engine though.

 

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• Jan 5, 2022

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Ok guys..i feel such a bellend...after three hours of passing about trying various ways...I decided to welly an old socket onto the stud..and it started to spin...yeah I thought...then it dawned on me...I've only been trying to remove the locater stud for the water pump..not the broken bolt...DOH!!!! So I used my new discovered knowledge and did the same to the real broken bolt...and hey presto it practically fell out....