sheared bolt
#1
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sheared bolt
either bolt 11 or 16 in the picture http://www.acuraoemparts.com/delray/...All&vinsrch=no whatever one is closest to you when looking down into the engine bay sheared off on me today, like the head of the bolt and the bolt are no longer one, and this is the second time this has happened within 2 months
anybody have a guess as to why??
anybody have a guess as to why??
#5
Blown is Best
I would probably pull the alternator out and take it to Autozone. Have them spin it up for you just to eliminate that it's not a vibration coming from the alternator that's breaking the bolt.
#6
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fuck me, well after having a look at it, it broke off just a bit inside the hole and its been a bitch trying to get it out
I noticed it because since the alternator isnt being held up the belt that spins it doesnt spin it and the car runs off the battery... this next part is kind of cool/scary/wierd
so I noticed while driving to school so I couldnt pull over and wait for a tow truck or anything but first thing that happens is the battery light comes on then the navi shuts down to conserve power then the brake light comes on (by now I've shut off the radio so I dont know how it would effect that) then.... and this is weird.... the gauge cluster shuts down so no rpms no speed gas or heat readings but the battery, brake and check engine light stay on and the car still runs decent for a bit so I'm working on it now and am just having a bitch getting the bold out
I noticed it because since the alternator isnt being held up the belt that spins it doesnt spin it and the car runs off the battery... this next part is kind of cool/scary/wierd
so I noticed while driving to school so I couldnt pull over and wait for a tow truck or anything but first thing that happens is the battery light comes on then the navi shuts down to conserve power then the brake light comes on (by now I've shut off the radio so I dont know how it would effect that) then.... and this is weird.... the gauge cluster shuts down so no rpms no speed gas or heat readings but the battery, brake and check engine light stay on and the car still runs decent for a bit so I'm working on it now and am just having a bitch getting the bold out
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fuck me, well after having a look at it, it broke off just a bit inside the hole and its been a bitch trying to get it out
I noticed it because since the alternator isnt being held up the belt that spins it doesnt spin it and the car runs off the battery... this next part is kind of cool/scary/wierd
so I noticed while driving to school so I couldnt pull over and wait for a tow truck or anything but first thing that happens is the battery light comes on then the navi shuts down to conserve power then the brake light comes on (by now I've shut off the radio so I dont know how it would effect that) then.... and this is weird.... the gauge cluster shuts down so no rpms no speed gas or heat readings but the battery, brake and check engine light stay on and the car still runs decent for a bit so I'm working on it now and am just having a bitch getting the bold out
I noticed it because since the alternator isnt being held up the belt that spins it doesnt spin it and the car runs off the battery... this next part is kind of cool/scary/wierd
so I noticed while driving to school so I couldnt pull over and wait for a tow truck or anything but first thing that happens is the battery light comes on then the navi shuts down to conserve power then the brake light comes on (by now I've shut off the radio so I dont know how it would effect that) then.... and this is weird.... the gauge cluster shuts down so no rpms no speed gas or heat readings but the battery, brake and check engine light stay on and the car still runs decent for a bit so I'm working on it now and am just having a bitch getting the bold out
to remove that bolt, remove the bracket from the car/engine, so you can work on it in a vise, be much easier or is it the one that actually goes into the block itself, cause that would suck even more
Last edited by friesm2000; 01-21-2010 at 09:51 PM.
#9
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its the one that actually goes into the block and its cool that it does go into self protect mode, and now I'm 1000000x times more pissed off, I finally got the bolt out and went to put another one in that fit that I had laying around till I could get a high grade one tomorrow annnnnd as I tighten it up the head of the bolt pops right off in the wrench followed by a loud use of the word fuck by me and now im having a harder time getting this bolt out I need a smiley for shooting myself in the head
#11
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haha close enough
but no definitely not an over tightening situation there was still a gap between the block and the bracket
I think the real problem is that my car has a salvaged title and that side had some work done to it, no problems at all until this because the bolts weren't the original ones and the holes have been tapped and the bracket has a weld in the middle
but no definitely not an over tightening situation there was still a gap between the block and the bracket
I think the real problem is that my car has a salvaged title and that side had some work done to it, no problems at all until this because the bolts weren't the original ones and the holes have been tapped and the bracket has a weld in the middle
#12
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well fuck my life I can't for the life of me get that fucking bolt out
so because of this stupid ass bolt my car is now out of commission till I either get it out or pay someone to get it out
I think I'll take some time this weekend as an excuse to clean my IM maybe more but I'm going to bed... way to mad to be awake much longer
so because of this stupid ass bolt my car is now out of commission till I either get it out or pay someone to get it out
I think I'll take some time this weekend as an excuse to clean my IM maybe more but I'm going to bed... way to mad to be awake much longer
#13
Racer
Twice? That's insane. My first guess was overtightened. The bent bracket makes sense too. Since the alternator has an autotensioner, I doubt the belt was overtighted. Are you using an OEM belt? Just my . Good luck, keep us posted!
#14
Racer
well fuck my life I can't for the life of me get that fucking bolt out
so because of this stupid ass bolt my car is now out of commission till I either get it out or pay someone to get it out
I think I'll take some time this weekend as an excuse to clean my IM maybe more but I'm going to bed... way to mad to be awake much longer
so because of this stupid ass bolt my car is now out of commission till I either get it out or pay someone to get it out
I think I'll take some time this weekend as an excuse to clean my IM maybe more but I'm going to bed... way to mad to be awake much longer
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#16
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^ya I think thats the issue, man this thing is giving me a hard time and no its not the oem bolt I'm going to go get a high grade bolt today so this doesnt happen agian
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and for OP, salvage title does not help at all ethier, kinda why i stay away from them
also if indeed the bolt is bottoming out, a couple washers under the head of the bolt does wounders for keeping it from bottoming out
#19
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Ya I'm thinking the washer thing may be the trick, but the salvaged title thing does suck but other than this I've never had an issue
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look at each panel for the "VIN sticker", that will give you a general idea of what panels and such have been replaced
and yeah have never liked salvaged title cars, there was a reason for them being totaled, then being fix for cheaper then the estimate, which totaled them in the first place
and yeah have never liked salvaged title cars, there was a reason for them being totaled, then being fix for cheaper then the estimate, which totaled them in the first place
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#23
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ok update time
^ smiley means good news
So I fixed it yesterday, I screwed up and was using a grade two bolt and the bracket (part 1 in the picture) was bent, but from whoever fixed it in the first place, so I went and bought a new bracket and a stronger bolt
but before I get ahead of myself, I was never able to get that second bolt out so I had to tap and dye the head which sucked alot of ass, I had to take the power steering pump and bracket out along with the abs controller and that bracket and anything else that was in the way of getting a drill in there PITA, once that was all said and done, with a lot of loc-tite it was easy-peasy
And with the cleaned IM the car seems way faster.... but that may be because I was driving my dad's TL-S all weekend and that thing seemed slow as shit.
Also with the new bracket, it didn't fit quite right but everything around it lined up perfectly so I came to the conclusion that some idiot had taken a bit off the original head where the bolt goes in but a couple washers fixed that up and it gives me more reason to take a page from civicdrivr's book and build a 3.6 one day
^ smiley means good news
So I fixed it yesterday, I screwed up and was using a grade two bolt and the bracket (part 1 in the picture) was bent, but from whoever fixed it in the first place, so I went and bought a new bracket and a stronger bolt
but before I get ahead of myself, I was never able to get that second bolt out so I had to tap and dye the head which sucked alot of ass, I had to take the power steering pump and bracket out along with the abs controller and that bracket and anything else that was in the way of getting a drill in there PITA, once that was all said and done, with a lot of loc-tite it was easy-peasy
And with the cleaned IM the car seems way faster.... but that may be because I was driving my dad's TL-S all weekend and that thing seemed slow as shit.
Also with the new bracket, it didn't fit quite right but everything around it lined up perfectly so I came to the conclusion that some idiot had taken a bit off the original head where the bolt goes in but a couple washers fixed that up and it gives me more reason to take a page from civicdrivr's book and build a 3.6 one day
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ok update time
^ smiley means good news
So I fixed it yesterday, I screwed up and was using a grade two bolt and the bracket (part 1 in the picture) was bent, but from whoever fixed it in the first place, so I went and bought a new bracket and a stronger bolt
but before I get ahead of myself, I was never able to get that second bolt out so I had to tap and dye the head which sucked alot of ass, I had to take the power steering pump and bracket out along with the abs controller and that bracket and anything else that was in the way of getting a drill in there PITA, once that was all said and done, with a lot of loc-tite it was easy-peasy
And with the cleaned IM the car seems way faster.... but that may be because I was driving my dad's TL-S all weekend and that thing seemed slow as shit.
Also with the new bracket, it didn't fit quite right but everything around it lined up perfectly so I came to the conclusion that some idiot had taken a bit off the original head where the bolt goes in but a couple washers fixed that up and it gives me more reason to take a page from civicdrivr's book and build a 3.6 one day
^ smiley means good news
So I fixed it yesterday, I screwed up and was using a grade two bolt and the bracket (part 1 in the picture) was bent, but from whoever fixed it in the first place, so I went and bought a new bracket and a stronger bolt
but before I get ahead of myself, I was never able to get that second bolt out so I had to tap and dye the head which sucked alot of ass, I had to take the power steering pump and bracket out along with the abs controller and that bracket and anything else that was in the way of getting a drill in there PITA, once that was all said and done, with a lot of loc-tite it was easy-peasy
And with the cleaned IM the car seems way faster.... but that may be because I was driving my dad's TL-S all weekend and that thing seemed slow as shit.
Also with the new bracket, it didn't fit quite right but everything around it lined up perfectly so I came to the conclusion that some idiot had taken a bit off the original head where the bolt goes in but a couple washers fixed that up and it gives me more reason to take a page from civicdrivr's book and build a 3.6 one day
but for getting it fixed
#26
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ya if I build a different engine it won't be this one, so I don't have to deal with this kind of shit and I can still use my car while building it
#28
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exactly,
not having to worry about needing a car to drive (at least for me, I know others have more than 1 car) is a definite advantage to getting shit done right
not having to worry about needing a car to drive (at least for me, I know others have more than 1 car) is a definite advantage to getting shit done right
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