Akabane

noooo hooooo i broke the long bolt on my uim =+( what do i do?!?!?

den

Buy a new one ?

Akabane

well it broke inside of the threads when i was tightening it because it kept turning so would i drill it out or would that mess up the threads

koukifc3s

iTrader: (3)

u can unscrew the old one ang get a new one. I got mine at autozone

den

Is there not enough of the bolt left to get a set of vice grips around ? If not then your gonna have to drill it out. It is possible to drill it out without damaging the threads to much but difficult.

Akabane

yeah only the tip is left inside of the manifold i didn't feel any pressure building up as i kept screwing and it POP only the tip of the threads are in there

PvillKnight7

iTrader: (16)

you really dont need it, the UIM and LIM will still seal fine. My silver 7 came with stripped out threads so I dont even bother using that bolt. Still works fine

Project84

To get it out, get a scew extractor set (aka easy out) the right size drill bit, and some skillz. Its not hard to do.

Akabane

cool thanks alot for the info i thought i was gonna have to replace my whole manifold phew scared the **** out of me

Akabane

cool thanks alot for the info i thought i was gonna have to replace my whole manifold phew scared the **** out of me

Akabane

if one screw is missing do you think that is what is keeping my car from idling?

Rxmfn7

iTrader: (4)

Is this the bolt in the center of the UIM, where it connects to the LIM? If you snapped the head off while tightening it down, just take the UIM back off and youll have 1" or so of the shaft still there, and back it out with a pair of vise grips.

Akabane

the head didn't break only the threading

RotaryResurrection

iTrader: (8)

Don't sweat it. So long as the UIM sits down properly on the LIM, and the othe 4 bolts are nice and tight, youll have no issues. IF you are worried, use a little extra sealant on the top side of the gasket to take up any room that you feel may be left.

turbo II addict

iTrader: (1)

hey den nice avatar man factory rules

den

Cheers addict, can't beat a bit of demanufacture