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Installing Throttle Body Plate, Broke a Bolt, now it leaks ---
I was out installing the "LT5" throttle body plate I bought.
Started the car and it was leaking from one of the bolts. I went to tighten the bolt a little more to make the leak stop , and the bolt BROKE!!!  Now its pouring fluid out of the bolt hole. What are my options here? Thanks ---
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Re: Installing Throttle Body Plate, Broke a Bolt, now it leaks ---
If I install a throttle body bypass ... and tap out the bolt , everything should be fine, right?
Is it bad to drive it 5 miles up the street to my mechanic while it leaks a little bit? Is there a risk of the car catching on fire? ---
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] 01' Dodge Viper GTS 11' Ford Raptor 90' ZR-1 Corvette LPE #699 Last edited by alwayscode390; 12-28-2012 at 03:00 PM. |
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Re: Installing Throttle Body Plate, Broke a Bolt, now it leaks ---
Can you NOT remove the rest of the bolts, the plate and THEN get a grip on the broken to remove it? New plate didn't come with hardware?
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Re: Installing Throttle Body Plate, Broke a Bolt, now it leaks ---
I got the rest of the bolts removed, reinstalled the stock plate ... and its leaking out of the bolt hole that is broken.
Its pretty deep in there, I cant get ahold of it. The new plate did NOT come with hardware or a gasket  ---
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Re: Installing Throttle Body Plate, Broke a Bolt, now it leaks ---
Why not do a TB bypass and not even worry about the coolant in the TB. Also coolant is not flammable.
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Re: Installing Throttle Body Plate, Broke a Bolt, now it leaks ---
Drill out the broken bolt and install a Helicoil?
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Re: Installing Throttle Body Plate, Broke a Bolt, now it leaks ---
I found an eyeglass screwdriver set which has REAL small flatheads in it. I may be able to get the broken top of the bolt with one of those.
I will try that before I go the helicoil route. Who sells the TB bypass kits on our cars? I see Haibeck has one for $25 ... is that the ticket? Ive installed atleast 3 of these plates without issues before ... but I noticed the corrosion on the bolts when I took them out. I should have gotten new bolts. I read that antifreeze IS flammable, but at a high temperature ... just wanted to make sure it wouldn't catch fire from the engine block heat. Thanks  ---
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I'd be interested in the size and pitch of the screw! Last edited by WVZR-1; 12-28-2012 at 05:02 PM. |
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Re: Installing Throttle Body Plate, Broke a Bolt, now it leaks ---
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Thanks so much for the idea ... I couldn't leave it alone so I went back outside ... took off the old plate ... pulled up the old gasket and WALLAH!!! Just enough thread was poking out that I could grab it with a small set of needle nose plyers.  I just reinstalled the new plate with stainless bolts that I had already. These should be a lot stronger, have stampings in the head. YAY!!!  I appreciate it guys ... still may do the bypass so I don't have to worry about any leaks in the future. ---
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Re: Installing Throttle Body Plate, Broke a Bolt, now it leaks ---
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According to Jerry's handy LT5 fastener spreadsheet they are 4mm x 0.70, 14 mm long, T20 torx
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