This morning I woke up proud of myself. Last night I successfully drilled out a broken off starter bolt. It was the inside, tough to see (or reach) one and somehow I managed to pull it off. The broken part of the bolt came out beautifully.
As I was starting to reattach the starter with new bolts I noticed something that made me wince: the spot on the engine block where the OTHER starter bolt hole needs to be screwed in had a crack, and a nasty crack at that. Maybe it had been overtightened or maybe it was just stress and wear and tear. I decided to see if it would hold the bolt and quickly received my answer. A snapped off a piece of the engine- leaving me with the threaded hole half exposed. Nasty problem.
It's been a long afternoon. Anyone have any ideas? Anyone been there? Thanks in advance.
As I was starting to reattach the starter with new bolts I noticed something that made me wince: the spot on the engine block where the OTHER starter bolt hole needs to be screwed in had a crack, and a nasty crack at that. Maybe it had been overtightened or maybe it was just stress and wear and tear. I decided to see if it would hold the bolt and quickly received my answer. A snapped off a piece of the engine- leaving me with the threaded hole half exposed. Nasty problem.
It's been a long afternoon. Anyone have any ideas? Anyone been there? Thanks in advance.