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I'll start this by saying,....<br /><br />Even though I've done this In the Bilge before,.....<br />For the Little amount of work to Pull the motor,.. I'll Never do it in the Bilge Again......<br /><br />I have this 3.0l running take-out motor kicking around the Shop,+ the Reason it was swapped was the broken starter bolts,+ the fact it was easier to update the boat to a newer 3.0l,.....<br />In order to get this motor Gone from My shop,.. The bolts,+ starter need replacing,... <br />Want to do a Compression Test,+ General Evaluation of the motor to Sell It.......<br /><br />After I had the motor up on a bench, where I could See Everything,....<br />I started by using the method I explained in a previous post,...<br />My Mentor taught me this trick many years ago,....<br />Start by finding a piece of Rubber Tubing that'll just slide Into the hole the broken bolt fits Into,......Slide the tubing Into the hole,+ slide a welding rod into the Tubing,.. Grab the rod with the Stinger,+ move the rod In till it Arcs on the broken bolt,.. Then Release the rod with the Stinger handle, effectively welding the Rod to the remaining piece of Bolt......<br />Walk Away,+ Let It COOL,..... If you're as Lucky as I was with 1 of the bolts,.. It'll just turn out on the end of the welding rod........<br />The Reason I Stress a Rubber piece of Tubing is, I used Nylon, It Melts Much Too Quickly,..... Rubber Burns rather Slowly,+ keeps the welding action to Where You Want It,.. On the Bolt....<br />By the time I grabbed the camera, I had already cleaned up where I had welded the other hole Nearly Closed on the Block,+ Totally Missed the Bolt,...(top hole in this pic)......<br /><br />
<br /><br />After I cleaned All the weld out of the hole,+ exposed the broken bolt, Again ,..... I had to Flatten the surface of the bolt, so I could Center-Punch it,.......<br />When Drilling Through the broken piece,.. You've Absolutely Have to drill Completely Thru the broken piece,.. Not just deep enough to get the Easy-Out to seat,... Drilling Completely Thru, Relieves some of the pressures on the broken bolt,+ will allow it to be extracted........<br />This is a shot of the completed hole,.....<br /><br />
<br /><br />Oh Ya,.... Take Notice,.. You Can NOT drill out the bolt with the Flywheel Cover In Place,....<br />It'll interfere with getting the hole Drilled Straight,+ Centered.......<br />Here's a shot of the Easy-out, installed,+ Ready to turn out......<br /><br />
<br /><br />I realize that this Isn't what all the Weekend Boaters want to see,+ hear..... <br /><br />Ayuh,.... It's abit of a Major Repair for a measly Broken Bolt,...<br />But,.... It's the Right Way to Fix it.......<br />Here's a shot of the finished job,+ the offending bolts the way they came out...........<br /><br />
<br /><br /><br />Good Luck with Your's.............. 
