944 Clutch Replacement Problem
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All was going well...Then this little bitty bolt broke in half... now what?
It's the clutch release lever retaining bolt. Snapped the head off, there's about 1/4 inch of bolt still sticking out of the bell housing. Tried Vice Grips but not enought there to grab. So....
I take it this bolt has to come out before I can pull the release lever pivot shaft and subsequently the bell housing.
What now? Drill out the bolt from the bottom next to the pilot shaft? HELP.
Thanks in advance.
It's the clutch release lever retaining bolt. Snapped the head off, there's about 1/4 inch of bolt still sticking out of the bell housing. Tried Vice Grips but not enought there to grab. So....
I take it this bolt has to come out before I can pull the release lever pivot shaft and subsequently the bell housing.
What now? Drill out the bolt from the bottom next to the pilot shaft? HELP.
Thanks in advance.
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I would drill it out, and retap the hole for a larger bolt. Might help to cut off the remnants of the bolt with an angle grinder or asimial tool. I wouldn't use a bolt extractor because they always breake (at least that's my expereince.
On the other hand it's not as easy as I wrote it: you need to make sure you don't drill too deep.
On the other hand it's not as easy as I wrote it: you need to make sure you don't drill too deep.
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You might be able to put a grove in the top of the bolt with a dremel and unscrew it with a flathead screwdriver. Sometimes this works, but sometimes it doesn't. Other than that, I guess the only other option would be to drill it out.