Broken Bolt in Water Pump
Well, an entire week of being sick really helps let the PB Blaster seep in. ;) While I was sick, I "crawled" (for dramatics) into the garage each night and sprayed everything down. I heated up the cover area a the bolt end and shot PB hoping it would suck it in. I gave the bolt end a couple of shots with some scrap metal stock and a ball peen. I was also able to get a couple of small pry bars at the ten & one o'clock positions. I shot some more PB down there hoping it would find it's way.
Other than that, I would give the pump a few twists back and forth. Originally, the bolt was turning with the pump. One night, I twisted the pump and the bolt did not move so I knew I was close but there was still alot of material keeping it from sliding off.
Also, I was making a little head way with the pry bars and got to the point where I could slip some metal stock in between the timing chain cover and the pry bar (so I wouldn't damage the cover). When I got it to budge a bit, I slipped in a little thicker stock. Monday was the first day back on it (besides spraying it down during sick week) and after a little work with the pry bars it finally came off.
Re: the bolt in the block. It was a little more of the same. Heating, banging and a pair of vices ... and out it came. Here's a pic of the troublesome bolt below. To be fair, it hadn't seen the light of day for 38 years.
Then ... just when I thought I was out of the woods ... (To Be Continued in the Next Post).
Well, an entire week of being sick really helps let the PB Blaster seep in. ;) While I was sick, I "crawled" (for dramatics) into the garage each night and sprayed everything down. I heated up the cover area a the bolt end and shot PB hoping it would suck it in. I gave the bolt end a couple of shots with some scrap metal stock and a ball peen. I was also able to get a couple of small pry bars at the ten & one o'clock positions. I shot some more PB down there hoping it would find it's way.
Other than that, I would give the pump a few twists back and forth. Originally, the bolt was turning with the pump. One night, I twisted the pump and the bolt did not move so I knew I was close but there was still alot of material keeping it from sliding off.
Also, I was making a little head way with the pry bars and got to the point where I could slip some metal stock in between the timing chain cover and the pry bar (so I wouldn't damage the cover). When I got it to budge a bit, I slipped in a little thicker stock. Monday was the first day back on it (besides spraying it down during sick week) and after a little work with the pry bars it finally came off.
Re: the bolt in the block. It was a little more of the same. Heating, banging and a pair of vices ... and out it came. Here's a pic of the troublesome bolt below. To be fair, it hadn't seen the light of day for 38 years.
Then ... just when I thought I was out of the woods ... (To Be Continued in the Next Post).