vtluu
07-03-2004, 06:27 PM
So I tried putting in an oil temp sender in the unused port right next to the oil filter. Got the 8mm allen (hex) key and after a bit of tugging, got the plug loose and unscrewed.
But when I was screwing in the oil temp sender, I applied more torque than it could handle (even though it was still turning pretty easily and I had the torque wrench dialed in at 30 lb-ft, about the same as for the oil drain plug) and the head of the sender broke off. :oops: Picture the oil temp sender as a hollow bolt (closed on the end)--basically I broke off the head of the bolt. Now it's stuck there, pretty tight and I need to get it out (and put the plug back in).
There is a bit (maybe 2mm) of the threaded part exposed (the break was fairly clean) so I tried dremelling a slot into it but couldn't make the slot deep enough to really get a tool in there. The hole (hollow part of the bolt) is about 5-6 mm (1/5") in diameter.
I'm not too worried about it leaking, because the part that's still intact is one piece of brass and closed at the end, and in there pretty tight. But I'll eventually want to get it out--sooner rather than later--and put the original plug or a new sender back in.
How should I get it out? Should I:
- Use something like a screw extractor or rethreader?
- Weld (liquid-weld or real weld?) something into the hole that will allow me to apply enough torque to undo the bolt?
- Try something else I haven't thought of yet?
Help!
But when I was screwing in the oil temp sender, I applied more torque than it could handle (even though it was still turning pretty easily and I had the torque wrench dialed in at 30 lb-ft, about the same as for the oil drain plug) and the head of the sender broke off. :oops: Picture the oil temp sender as a hollow bolt (closed on the end)--basically I broke off the head of the bolt. Now it's stuck there, pretty tight and I need to get it out (and put the plug back in).
There is a bit (maybe 2mm) of the threaded part exposed (the break was fairly clean) so I tried dremelling a slot into it but couldn't make the slot deep enough to really get a tool in there. The hole (hollow part of the bolt) is about 5-6 mm (1/5") in diameter.
I'm not too worried about it leaking, because the part that's still intact is one piece of brass and closed at the end, and in there pretty tight. But I'll eventually want to get it out--sooner rather than later--and put the original plug or a new sender back in.
How should I get it out? Should I:
- Use something like a screw extractor or rethreader?
- Weld (liquid-weld or real weld?) something into the hole that will allow me to apply enough torque to undo the bolt?
- Try something else I haven't thought of yet?
Help!