TwoRivers
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- Mar 10, 2010
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OK for now. Picked up the mid section yesterday. Two heli-coils installed. Spoke with the machinist who said the bolts were really corroded and he had to drill them completely out? He charged me $58 which I thought was fair for drilling and installing two heli coils?
Looking back on the process I probably made many mistakes. The most obvious being loosing my patience. It was very strange the way those bolts snapped off. They seemed to be loosening. I was working them back and forth with oil and was using a 1/4 inch drive. The other two similar bolts came right out?
I removed the powerhead and mid section without breaking any more bolts, just those two?
Looking back on the job, I learned a lot. I'm not sure I could ever get those bolts out without drilling and heli coils like the machinist did? I do know that I'll have more broken bolts to deal with in the future and I've got a lot more experience now. I'll be on the lookout for a set of cobalt drill bits and a heli coil kit?
Thanks to everyone who read and participated in this thread. I know that breaking bolts on older outboards is a common issue. There are lots of good tips and advice on this thread for anyone experiencing broken bolts.
I'll be starting a new thread about putting this motor back together. I've got new bolts and a new gasket ordered.
I've still got lots of questions.
thanks again
rob
Looking back on the process I probably made many mistakes. The most obvious being loosing my patience. It was very strange the way those bolts snapped off. They seemed to be loosening. I was working them back and forth with oil and was using a 1/4 inch drive. The other two similar bolts came right out?
I removed the powerhead and mid section without breaking any more bolts, just those two?
Looking back on the job, I learned a lot. I'm not sure I could ever get those bolts out without drilling and heli coils like the machinist did? I do know that I'll have more broken bolts to deal with in the future and I've got a lot more experience now. I'll be on the lookout for a set of cobalt drill bits and a heli coil kit?
Thanks to everyone who read and participated in this thread. I know that breaking bolts on older outboards is a common issue. There are lots of good tips and advice on this thread for anyone experiencing broken bolts.
I'll be starting a new thread about putting this motor back together. I've got new bolts and a new gasket ordered.
I've still got lots of questions.
thanks again
rob