[V8] monkey lads strike again

[Ron Wainwright]

I was just wondering cause you mentioned the two in
the front being messed was wondering if the reason the
two in the front were over torqued was cause the rear
ones weren't there.

 Ron

--- Ed Kellock <ed.kellock at msn.com> wrote:

> Oh yeah, the bolts in the rear of the pump were ok. 
> There are two that
> hold the X bracket to the mounting bracket and then
> two that hold
> the pump to the bracket.  All those are fine.  It's
> the two bolts in front
> that I'm having trouble with.
> 
> Yeah, I removed the rad fan and the driver's side
> tbelt cover to maneuver
> the pump out and up.  Worked like a charm.
> 
> Ed
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ed Kellock [mailto:ekellock at gmail.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 6:03 PM
> > To: 'Ron Wainwright'; 'Ed Kellock'
> > Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> > Subject: RE: [V8] monkey lads strike again
> >
> >
> > The heli-coil set says to use a 21/64 drill to
> open/clean up
> > the hole to run the heli-coil in.
> >
> > I don't have a bit that size, which leaves me
> wondering... I
> > bought the heli-coil set to fix something when I
> did a t-belt
> > job on my 5spd years ago and had a stripped bolt
> somewhere on
> > that.  Maybe since I don't have the drill bit, I
> did it without?
> >
> > Ed
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
> > > [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
> Ron Wainwright
> > > Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 4:53 PM
> > > To: Ed Kellock
> > > Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> > > Subject: Re: [V8] monkey lads strike again
> > >
> > >
> > > Ed, were the four bolts in the rear of the
> pump...or
> > > were they not there? & you obviousley took the
> rad fan
> > > out to remove the PS pump....so I would think
> you have
> > enought room to
> > > helicoil.
> > >
> > >  & whats the need for a right angle drill?
> > >  Ron
> > >
> > > --- Ed Kellock <ed.kellock at msn.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I removed the p/s pump from the 90 v8
> yesterday to
> > > > replace an o-ring on a
> > > > leaking X-cap.
> > > >
> > > > I found that the two bolts that hold the pump
> in on
> > > > the front were
> > > > overtorqued and came out with some threads in
> them.
> > > > So of course there
> > > > wasn't enough thread left in either hole to
> get them
> > > > to bite.
> > > >
> > > > I have a helicoil set that's the right size
> but I
> > > > need a right-angle
> > > > drill.  I am looking but so far have some
> doubt
> > > > about the size of them
> > > > versus how much space I have to work with.
> > > >
> > > > The alternative seems to be to remove the a/c
> > > > compressor to get the
> > > > bracket out of the car to work on it at the
> bench.
> > > >
> > > > Anybody out there with any BTDT?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Ed
> > > >
> > > >
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