Ahhhhhh Crap,
Broke the bolt on the water pump housing that holds the coolant line into the housing(does that make sense?) Any way, there is about a 1/4 inch sticking out that i can get to. problem is there is no head!! What do I do to get it out? Also What is "EASY OUT" and where do I get "EASY OUT"

Thanks

You can use an Easy-Out after you center-drill what's left of the bolt. The Easy-Out is inserted into the drilled bolt and you can then turn it with a wrench and it will wedge itself into the hole, and if you're lucky, everything will come out in one piece.
But first, have you tried penetrating oil and/or heat?
I think most autoparts stores and maybe even Sears will carry Easy-Outs.

Thanks

Yeah, an Easy Out is a drill bit and a backwards threaded piece that screws into the broken bolt. Another alternative is a set of stud extractors. They are hex heads that you hammer onto the top of the bolt and have teeth that bite into the stud. You then put a wrench on the hex head and take out the bolt. Those are available at Sears, and probably a few other places, too.

If you are going to go the easyout route - try using a left hand twist drill to drill the broken stud. As you drill you will heat the stud, if you use the left hand drill and it catches, it can sometimes spin the stud out for you - if it doesn't you use the easy out anyway.

you could try screwing a regular nut onto it untill the top of the nut is flush with the top of the bolt, tack weld it in place, and using alot of penetrating oil, try and screw it out

Easy Out is when you know somebody that will jump in and fix the problem!!!

Heat, penetrating oil, more heat, and more oil. Let it soak for a long long time. If you can get to it, try vise grips on the part of the bolt that's sticking out. Make sure to turn it with the pliers directly parallel to the surface the bolt is in. What I mean by that is, don't turn the broken bolt at a weird angle and wobble it around. That will make the bolt want to twist right off.

Best of luck!

quote Originally posted by California Kid: Easy Out is when you know somebody that will jump in and fix the problem!!!

"easy out" Is that ever and oxymoron, be sure to have some JUMBO shrimp on hand when it comes out.

Pete

I think the guy in "bait" said they were prawns... shrimps on steroids

quote Originally posted by PBJ: "easy out" Is that ever and oxymoron, be sure to have some JUMBO shrimp on hand when it comes out. Pete