So the title kind of says it all! I am in the middle of a timing belt change (which I have been documenting and will make a detailed how to with photos for the group) and I was reassembling things tonight when the worst happened.I was tightening the valve cover bolts down and one of the long ones snapped right off. I admit I was using a torque wrench set to the 7.3 ft/lbs recommended but either I tightened too fast (don't think so) or the bolt was just too brittle. It looks to have fully seated and then broke off 95 percent of the threads in the head.
I'm not asking for advice on extraction because I have plans for that since I am a machinist, not looking forward to it by any means (it's always a nightmare) but I should be able to figure something out for this specific case. What I AM looking for is information for getting a replacement bolt. I haven't looked up the part number from the parts list yet but that is just a formality. I really need a source that is easy to deal with so I can order one (actually, probably two since I'm assuming the other one might also be brittle) and while I wait for that to come I will get to the task of extracting the broken section.
Here are pics, first the broken bolt
And for comparison
Any thoughts, names, links, or emails would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks everyone!
P.S. Great to see the activity on the forum lately!
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