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

 

Buy a new one ?

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

the head didn't break only the threading

 

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.

 

hey den nice avatar man factory rules

 

Cheers addict, can't beat a bit of demanufacture