Stripped Water Pump Bolt
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Replacing the water pump and this bolts threads are stripped. Whoever did the job before I bought the car torqued the **** out of all the bolts on here. Do you think a longer bolt might bite? Any ideas? I put it all back together as I needed the car and it is leaking ever so slightly, as in a few drips if left sitting overnight.
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swfla (05-24-20)
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Thank you for the help. I bought an M6 helicoil kit, new screw, and a 90 degree angle drill and was able to get it in their pretty easily. I first went in all the holes with a drillbit and oil to clear out all the gunk in the threads, like I said the dude before put some nasty cement stuff on the threads and way over torqued them. Everything has been bolted up and so far it's only been 30 miles but no leaks as far as I can tell!
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