Not yet. I've had some other work related projects taking up all of my time. I did manage to get the 3D template printed and some bushings that make the bolts snug and center the template. I ordered some metal bushings to go into the template so the drill bit does not chew through the plastic ...

Because I'm in the process of restoring the car. Part of that is replacing worn things like seals, hoses, gaskets, and rusty hardware. Everything I read and watched before doing this said it was Loctite Red but nothing said just leave them alone no matter how bad they look.

The reason for ...

Yea, that's the kit I bought. Mine were not as bad as yours but I was trying to avoid exactly what happened next winter when I pull the motor for a refresh.






This is what I'm thinking. I measured one of the studs and it's showing the threads are about 12mm deep. I'm guessing the stud bottoms ...

This is what I'm thinking. I measured one of the studs and it's showing the threads are about 12mm deep. I'm guessing the stud bottoms out so that's likely my depth. I've got a choice of 9mm and 12mm as a close match. I don't know that 12mm would go in flush so I think the 9mm would provide enough ...

I give up. I tried a few more things and none of them worked. I have a friend that's going to print the jig for me.

What insert am I looking for at McMaster?



So sorry to hear that. Such a bummer. If I had the power, I would outlaw screw extractors. More often than not they seem to snap off and ...

I used one of my left hand cobalt bits and have a parallel hole drilled next to the original extractor. At that point I stopped.

Wow, thanks.

I think my problem is that I didn't get enough heat on the faster to release the loctite. I've never put heat like that on a block and was worried about warping the block or damaging the gasket right above it. Should I try to use heat again to loosen the loctite? I think that's why I ...

I got busy and forgot to come back and update what happened.

I reached out to Steven and he sent me another gear to try. The second one was pretty tight on the tolerances but letting it get to room temperature allowed the replacement to slip on. I tried the same with the original gear and it still ...

I'm so pissed off right now I can't think right. I can't begin to express just how much I hate German Engineering right now.

I was removing the water pump studs from the car. The three that looked kind of bad came out, no issues. Then I get to the one that looks the best and you guessed it. The ...

I replaced the one on my car a few days ago. I thought I had cleaned up the crankshaft but the new drive would jam after maybe 5mm and was a struggle to get off. The crank needed more work with the emery paper than I expected before the new drive would seat in the oil pump, despite careful ...