seized throttle body bolt

[roccnroll at hotmail.com (Drew Teague)]

> > Has anyone ever had any problems with seized throttle body bolts on the
> > list?  I mean the bolts fastening the TB on to the intake.  I got three
>off
> > but I had to weld regular bolts on to them so I could get a socket on
>them.
> > The fourth one is too hard to get at and I couldn't break it loose with 
>an
> > allen key.  Oh ya, it's stripped.  Any ideas how the get the POS out?
> >
> > Ryan

Try using one of those reverse-threaded broken ----- removers  (If there's a 
name for them, it escapes me right now.)  You probably won't even have to 
drill it because it's an allen -----.  Screws and bolts that anchor into 
aluminum parts seize a lot because the aluminum expands so easily (i.e. 
exhaust studs) but you can use this to your advantage.  Get a butane/propane 
torch or something similar, and heat up the manifold where the TB ----- 
threads in, and the manifold should expand enough for you to break the ----- 
free.

**Drew Teague**
Harrisburg, PA

'84 8v Rocco --  "Bruise"
'85 BMW 318i

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