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PeeJ6969
08-04-2005, 01:03 AM
I Have a 00 GA SE 3.4L V6.
i recently posted about the broken mount. I have since found out the name of the mount i needed and it is probably waiting for me right now. I have another problem. When i took the Engine Support Bracket out (broken piece), i found out that two of the bolts that held that bracket in, were broken about an inch into the engine block (one was actually holding the engine up and what caused the breakage in the first place). My question is, "Is there a way to get those broken bolts out of the engine block, without taking the block out of the car?"

xeroinfinity
08-04-2005, 11:41 PM
you can probley drill, and use an easy-out to extract the broken peaces. But it is not an easy task. The bolts are hardened steal and will take awhile to drill out and NOT drill into the block. the bolts probley dont go into a water jacket or oil journal. But if you havent tried it before ,drilling out bolts, You might want a shop to help out. Good Luck . I work on stuff all day and I HATE to go fishing for broken bolts :)

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