I've snapped the rear bolt tightening the tensioner, my own stupid fault, how can I remove it? I don't know if there are threads showing or not as I've shut the bonnet and come inside, does the bolt go right to the end of the threads or does it just tighten to the tensioner? Does anyone know what size the bolts are?

Cheers in advance, neil

 

take the tensioner off and upload a picture, I will try and advise you from there

presume you mean cambelt tensioner

 

Yes mate it's the cambelt tensioner, there are about four threads showing so going to try to turn it out tomorrow

 

Might be lucky and it'll turn out, failing that, drill the body of the screw out and re tap the thread

 

my car was being tuned by power engineering years ago and my cam belt was deemed lose so they tightened it and snapped one of my bolts off and left me to my own devices to get it home(it goes without saying i never used them again).

The way me and my mate got it out was to take the tensioner off and there was a little stub sticking out of the block so we kept dropping bits of weld onto it till it built up and undone it with mole grips, hope this makes sense and good luck

 

a stud extractor should get it out easy enough if there's a bit stickin out, whereabouts are you neil73

 

How tight were you doing it?? The torque setting is only about 20ftlb or something fairly low like that! lol

 

shame pe didnt know that

 

I'm in sheffield mate, thanks for the tips guys going to try and get it out later, will let you know how I get on

 

All ideas are greatly recieved mate

 

lol ive done that a couple of times lol and go to ford and get a couple of new ones as they are about 40p each .

Is it snapped flush if it isnt remove the tensioner and get a small pair of grips on the and lock them tight and slowly work it out .

if it is snapped flush u can get a tool called a easy out its like a stud extractor but acts like a drill bit as you wind it in till its tight , them reverse it locks in the stud and will wind it out. you can get them from most motor factors or snap on and maybe halfords.

 

just weld a nut on the end let it cool and wind it out saves doing any drilling etc...

 

this is a very good idea if you can get a welder or if a friend can help

give it a try

 

That's the next thing I'm going to try tomorrow, cheers for the help fella's

 

Sorted it, had to take the rear engine mounting off and get some mole grips and turn it out, thanks for all the help and ideas