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Old May 8, 2007 | 11:55 PM
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i broke the head off of the iac valve screw. so its stuck in the throttle body... i tried to drill it out, but i cant get the bit to grip it, i keep slippin off... it sticking out but very little, i tried with needle nose's but no luck... anybody have any ideas?
Old May 9, 2007 | 02:44 AM
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center punch ... give it a nice tap, that should keep the bit square on the stud. are you gonna heli coil it after wards or tap it
Old May 9, 2007 | 07:07 PM
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Grind the exposed screw off flat and center punch it.Then use the smallest drill you have to drill a pilot hole completely through the screw.Keep going up a size until the screw goes away.When you get the screw remains mostly out you can try to run a tap into the hole to clean out the rest of the threads.
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Old May 9, 2007 | 08:13 PM
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drill it half the size and try an eazy out they work pritty well
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