Oil Filter Cover Lower Bolt Sheared - 2001 4PT
Grrrrrr. Being conscious of the fragile nature of the bolting arrangement on the oil filter cover, I decided to use a torque wrench when refitting the oil filter cover. In the past I have tightened the bolts manually and have relied on 'feel' with no problems encountered. I tightened the bolts sequentially until to just over finger tight and then applied the torque wrench using the values in the handbook. The top two long bolts were fine and the wrench 'clicked' as expected. The bottom one sheared before the 'click'.
The bolt has sheared at the point that the thread begins.
Initially I thought that this was a better situation than the thread stripping but then I wondered how I was going to get at the residue of the bolt.
Can a wise owl please tell me if the lower bolt threads into a blind hole or would I be able to get at the back of it if I was to remove the crankcase cover. Alternatively, I guess if the cover was removed I might be able to work the broken end out.
I would be grateful for advice.
Thanks in anticipation.
Last edited by pusser65; 19 Mar 2015 at 23:01.
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