Yeah, sorry I meant cylinder head; kinda learning cars as I go along. Now that I have calmed down about the broke extractor, I will probably slowly attack it with my dremel but if I can't get it out I'll take it in to a machine shop. (Wish I had bought a 3-1 machine) How difficult is it to remove one of these? Is it just a matter of unscrewing one piece or is it a lengthy process of keeping track of tiny parts and making sure they are aligned 100% when putting it back together. I'm a quick learner but not that quick :) Jason --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx> wrote: > The intake manifold actually screws into the cylinder head, not the > block, so you could in theory replace the head. This is why you must > never trust screw extractors! You may get it out with a dremmel, and > then tapping and inserting a helicoil is the best long-term solution. > When drilling these out, use the long bolt that goes into the air intake > just above the water pump thermostat housing, inserted into the other > intake manifold mount on the same head. This gives you a really useful > reference for holding the drill strait > > Martin > > jmlaux83 wrote: > > >I had a broken off screw from the air intake manifold to the engine > >block. After some research I decided to use a screw extractor. I made > >sure to soak the bolt for the last week with liquid wrench. Now the > >screw isnt a problem, it is the new broken off extractor in it > >is!!!!!!! There is no way I can get that out, so where is another > >place I could tap a hole for another screw? The broken off one is on > >the right hand side closest to the rear fascia. I wish that I just > >tapped a smaller hole inside the old bolt intead of putting my faith > >in a $3 extractor which now will cost me a lot of $$$$$$ >:( > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/