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"EVERY TWENTY MINUTE JOB IS ONE BROKEN BOLT…

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by boxxed, Mar 18, 2023.

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  1. Mar 18, 2023 at 7:06 PM
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    I was cleaning the throttle body and when putting things back together I turned it into a 3 day job.
    Any ideas on how I can get that bolt out?

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  2. Mar 18, 2023 at 7:11 PM
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    Tricky but not terribly. Get a GOOD extractor set with reverse drill bits.
     
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  3. Mar 18, 2023 at 7:20 PM
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    Center punch it, left hand drill bit.
     
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  4. Mar 18, 2023 at 7:21 PM
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    Did you twist it off tightening or while trying to take it out?
    If it's not very tight in the hole you could cut a small slot in it with a dremmel and remove it with a small flat screwdriver.
     
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  5. Mar 18, 2023 at 7:23 PM
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    My guess is that an impact driver was involved?
     
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  6. Mar 18, 2023 at 7:24 PM
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    If it broke going in from over tightening and it’s not cross threaded, a center punch and left handed bit should take it out, or an extractor if the bit doesn’t by itself.
     
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  7. Mar 18, 2023 at 7:25 PM
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    I'll bet that was a pressed in stud assembly.
     
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  8. Mar 18, 2023 at 7:54 PM
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    No. It was a ratchet. Didn’t realize how tight I was going.
     
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  9. Mar 18, 2023 at 7:57 PM
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    There is hope then, I'd tap the top of it a bit with a hammer, cut a slot in it, and unscrew it with a flat screwdriver. If that doesn't work your gona have to drill it.
     
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    I’ve done that too. It happens to the best of us.
    Those bolts are only supposed to be like 70 inch lbs.
    There isn’t much to them.
     
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    I was thinking about that. If it was a threaded stud sticking up you put a nut on to tighten down, things are a bit more complicated.
     
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  12. Mar 18, 2023 at 8:22 PM
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    Pretty sure it's one of the bolts that holds the air filter box to the upper intake manifold not a stud.
     
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    Not the best advice but if that broken piece is stubborn it's probably not a huge deal to just go without it. As long as the hose clamp at the throttle body is tight and the airbox is more or less secure..
     
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  14. Mar 19, 2023 at 3:27 AM
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    Thanks for the tips and suggestions. You guys gave me a few ways to go about it.

    Thanks
     
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  15. Mar 19, 2023 at 3:27 AM
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    Yes, it is.
     
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  16. Mar 19, 2023 at 3:48 AM
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    I would start with a left hand drill bit. On the smaller fasteners sometimes the drill bit will grab the bolt/screw and spin it out.
     
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    Start with a center punch and then go to a small drill bit. Keep increasing the size of the drill bit until you can hammer an easy out in. Keep squirting it with WD-40 while you are increasing the size of the drill bit.
     
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    Wealth of information in this thread for sure. I see a lot of new bolts snapping off and threads stripping out as everything is made cheaper these days.
     
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  19. Mar 19, 2023 at 11:59 AM
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    post 28
    https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/uh-oh.660551/page-2#post-23104375

    post 2
    https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/broken-bolts-in-taillight-assembly.720429/#post-25648383

    This is my go to set that gets nearly all of them. Along with the tap sockets, makes it much easier.
    $41 Irwin Tools IRWIN Screw Extractor/Drill Bit Set, 10-Piece (11119)
    https://www.amazon.com/Tools-Hanson...5c0b2061a98&pd_rd_wg=J8Siq&pd_rd_i=B0002NYBH8
    $33 Lisle 70500 Tap Socket Set
    https://www.amazon.com/Lisle-70500-...d=1620444735&sprefix=Lisle+tap,aps,222&sr=8-1
     
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    I would start with this.
     
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