broken bolt in rocket cover

**civic88** · 18-10-2007 11:18 PM

well i've accidentally snapped the bolt whilst trying to tighten my rocket cover, jus wondering if anyone has an hints on how to remove the snap bolt?

**Phuong1987** · 18-10-2007 11:24 PM

Damn that hurts, take it to HO's Mechanic on hoxton park rd. He can fix you up.

**ECU-MAN** · 18-10-2007 11:33 PM

you can remove the broken stud with a flat screwdriver. it wont be hard to turn ( if your lucky )

**civic88** · 19-10-2007 12:08 AM

lol the stud is real deep i dunno if a screw driver can make it dat far

**Limo** · 19-10-2007 12:10 AM

undo the rest of the bolts, take your rocker cover off and remove the broken bolt, its a double sided thread bolt with kinda like a nut in the middle of it. then replace it with a new one, i think they were ~$5 from honda

then just put everything back on and make sure you dont over tighten as they bolts are super strong and tend to snap

**xtat1k** · 19-10-2007 01:04 AM

my bolts still snapped. let me know how you go. thinkin of doing this after. thanks

**BlitZ** · 19-10-2007 10:56 AM

Mine snapped..

As per what Limo wrote
Its a double side threaded and can be removed.. but from memory it was $14 from honda..
fairly easy to swap..

**Limo** · 19-10-2007 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by BlitZ

Mine snapped..

As per what Limo wrote
Its a double side threaded and can be removed.. but from memory it was $14 from honda..
fairly easy to swap..

lol.. Oh yeh ive got mates rates at honda

**bennjamin** · 19-10-2007 06:03 PM

is the bolt above a silver washer on the cam cover ? IF its broken , oil will slowly leak out of that spot so get it fixed soon

**civic88** · 19-10-2007 08:32 PM

yeh its already leaking slowly dats why i wanna find a solution asap

**B18cEG** · 20-10-2007 07:37 PM

What you need is a tool called a screw extractor from bunnings or a tool shop,
1. Drill a hole in the snapped bolt and insert the extractor bit.
2. Hold the top of the extractor bit with a small shifter or spanner.
3. Slowly turn it anti-clockwise while softly tapping the top with a hammer.

And if done correctly it should come out nicely, make shure to clean up any metal shavings.

Thanks Guys and Girls

**civic88** · 21-10-2007 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by ECU-MAN

you can remove the broken stud with a flat screwdriver. it wont be hard to turn ( if your lucky )

how do remove it wif a screw driver when theres no groove to put the screw driver in, well i tried it wif a screw driver anywats and it didnt work lol