wildsurfer92

okay so i started my water pump install today, and when i was unbolting the old one, of course one of the bolts snapped, so now im pissssed off mad...and suggestions on what i should do to remove the rest of the bolt...its at the top of where the pump should be and there is maybe a little under a half inch sticking out, also where can i get all new bolts?

AdderMk2

is it the one at the top of the timing cover?

PRO50SC

You can get new bolts from Ford. That's what I did. Is it one of the bolts that goes through the timing cover into the block or one that threads into the timing cover? Either way, you can try using a stud extractor or a pair of vice grips to get it out. I ended up having to take off the timing cover cuz it broke off flush and had to drill it out.

G/L!

67mustang302

USE PENETRANT!!!! Wd-40, PB, something!!!! Spray the snot out of it and give it some time to work in there, because if you don't and it's galled in there and you try to get it out you might just tear up the threads on the timing cover(remember, it's aluminum), and cause even more grief

wildsurfer92

yea before i tried taking the bolts out, i sprayed the hell outta them and let em soak for like an hour while the car cooled, and the i would loosen a little then tighten a little and worked em out like that, but the one just snapped..luckily it was only one, and it was at the top...hey bernie, where did you get yours from, im up in olney, is there a dealership around that would have em? and how much are they ?

mattdel

if its screwed into the block, take the rest out, take the timing cover off, and use some heat on the block.

67mustang302

Oh yeah, when you put it back together use anti-sieze or moly lube, then you won't have this problem

wildsurfer92

well right now, everything is off, the pump and all the other bolts, so ive got everything ready, i just need to get the bolt out and new bolts before i can continue, yea ive got some antiseize or whatever im gunna use

67mustang302

If you end up ripping the threads up, you might have to helicoil it to

wildsurfer92

okay here is an accidental video i took of the pump before i took it off...i didnt get any pics or video of it when i broke the bolt...but looking at the pic, it is the bolt at the top to the right