snapped rocker cover bolt

1. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

   #1 28th December 2010, 17:18

   Managed to overtighten it as it was weeping a bit, snapped the top clean off and now pisses oil out everywhere. I looked and saw you can get new studs from citroen, but whats the best way of getting the old one out, and should i put anything knto the new stud before screwing it in?
2. Ellisg93 Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Leicester Posts: 184 Saxo 1.1 R reg! 1991 Honda Civic (4G)

   #2 28th December 2010, 17:23

   Old stud. - Pair of mole grips, make sure they're tight when closed up, turn it out.
   New stud + nut from citroen - £1.62 - Use a pair of mole grips but first cover it in a tea towel to put it in. Rocker cover on then tighten the nut Did it on my mates 1.4 furio now its perfect and is completely <3

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3. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

   #3 28th December 2010, 17:24

   Legend!
4. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

   #4 28th December 2010, 17:31

   To put the stud in you can get two nuts, screw then on then do them up against eachother. Then use the top one to screw the stud down. Then two spanners again to loosen them apart. No change of damaging the thread then!

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5. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

   #5 28th December 2010, 18:03

   Did they have them on the shelf when you went to citroen?
6. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

   #6 28th December 2010, 18:07

   The one near me has a lot of things in stock. I think most of them do
7. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

   #7 28th December 2010, 18:15

   Even better! Only just fixed the misfire and now this lol
8. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

   #8 29th December 2010, 20:57

   bad news - citroen can't get me a bolt until next week as the factorys on closedown and nowhere has them in stock
   
   good news - i fixed it with a bolt until i get a new stud!
9. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

   #9 29th December 2010, 20:57

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by chinkostu bad news - citroen can't get me a bolt until next week as the factorys on closedown and nowhere has them in stock good news - i fixed it with a bolt until i get a new stud!

   wowowowowow!
10. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

    #10 29th December 2010, 21:57

    sarcastic cunt haha
    
    stud was suprisingly easy to undo, is that normal??