anton74 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Guys, My heater core or the pipes inside the firewall started leaking, so I disconnected the heater completely and bypassed it with a piece of heater hose. While burping the system, I snapped the bleeder bolt on the heater pipe. Is it possible to fix it without drilling and tapping? I don't have any experience in removing broken bolts. May I unscrew the larger hex nut of the bleeder valve and replace it with something else, like a bolt of suitable size or some kind of plug found in hardware stores? Also, do I really need to remove that bolt? There is another bleeder valve on the thermostat inlet, and, since the heater is bypassed, I thought that opening of the heater bleeder valve is not necessary. Thanks, Anton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteCarloDude Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 (edited) Yep, you can remove the larger hex nut and replace it, i broke mine a while back as well, i had to grab another one from the junkyard. Should be a VERY easy fix. P.S: I would use a bit of water pump gasket maker on the threads just to be on the safe side. http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=water+pump+rtv&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&prmd=ivnsfd&resnum=3&biw=1659&bih=963&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&wrapid=tlif130211102526510&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=6669941876351602565&sa=X&ei=HqOcTdqSCdS2twep2dytBw&ved=0CFoQ8gIwAA# Edited April 6, 2011 by MonteCarloDude Added link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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