IM bolt removal - 83 5kt

[alan pritchard]

maybe sort out a helicoil kit for if it all goes wrong, also heating/cooling
can help loosen them up, but chancces are, if its moving it wont really help
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tex Terry, II" <texactii at csonline.net>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 2:40 PM
Subject: IM bolt removal - 83 5kt


> Of the four bolts holding the sandwiched throttle butterfly, in between
the
> two parts of the IM, three of them came out okay. These are allen head
> brass bolts.  The fourth bolt started to turn loose annd then started to
> get harder to turn.  I stopped for fear of  breaking the bolt off, or
> possibly stripping the aluminum threads in the IM.  Any suggestions on how
> to proceed?  I was taking the section apart, instead of taking off the
> whole IM, so that I could try to find the hose/bolt plug that went in from
> the cold start valve hole.  Thanks, Tex.
>