Snapped an oil pan bolt ~ I'm and idiot
01-10-2016, 09:28 AM
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Read this thread yesterday. Planned a oil changed today, and while under the jeep I take my time to inspect things. (Pays to do things yourself)
Any how I noticed a bit of a oil on the bolts that fasten the oil pan to the block. Not the black pan the aluminium collar if you will to the actual block. Same as the OP.
When if touched one of the bolts, it was finger loose!!!! Must have from when the bottom end was worked on from years ago for oil consumption.
Ooooook. Searched the forums for torque specs, and all I could find was oil pan bolts 105 inch pounds. There's two set of oil pan bolts. The ones that hold the black pan to the aluminum collar, and the those bolts that hold the collar to the actual block.
Anyone know if the two specs are the same?
I don't have a inch pound wrench, so I very carefully snugged things down with a small 3/8 drive, comparing the tension on other tight bolts to the one I snugged up. One other was a wee be loose, and yes I checked them all.
Time to purchase a inch pound wrench.
Cleaned the area up with break clean to see if this stops the minor oil weep.
Few photos of mine .... Point of reference of camera angle was behind front passenger tire.
Thanks yo the OP for the thread.
Any how I noticed a bit of a oil on the bolts that fasten the oil pan to the block. Not the black pan the aluminium collar if you will to the actual block. Same as the OP.
When if touched one of the bolts, it was finger loose!!!! Must have from when the bottom end was worked on from years ago for oil consumption.
Ooooook. Searched the forums for torque specs, and all I could find was oil pan bolts 105 inch pounds. There's two set of oil pan bolts. The ones that hold the black pan to the aluminum collar, and the those bolts that hold the collar to the actual block.
Anyone know if the two specs are the same?
I don't have a inch pound wrench, so I very carefully snugged things down with a small 3/8 drive, comparing the tension on other tight bolts to the one I snugged up. One other was a wee be loose, and yes I checked them all.
Time to purchase a inch pound wrench.
Cleaned the area up with break clean to see if this stops the minor oil weep.
Few photos of mine .... Point of reference of camera angle was behind front passenger tire.
Thanks yo the OP for the thread.
01-10-2016, 03:44 PM
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Good news, I got the bolt out. Sadly I still haven't successfully used an extractor as both attempting to drill the pilot hole or slowly use the extractor never bit. What ended up working for me was first using my mini-sledge and getting a small slot in the broken screw, then using a finer flat head to back it out. Huge tears of joy when I first saw it backing out.
Thanks for all the replies.
Thanks for all the replies.
01-10-2016, 11:16 PM
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JK Jedi Master
Excellent. I always used a die grinder, but not an option for you. Will have to remember this for my bag of tricks the next time one of them suckers breaks on me!
BTW: My experience is the pounding can do a lot to loosen a stuck bolt, making it easy to back out.
BTW: My experience is the pounding can do a lot to loosen a stuck bolt, making it easy to back out.
05-14-2020, 08:40 PM
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Did my upper oil pan gasket too. All bolts came off great. I got all the bolts back in but the very last one broke. Should I extract it or just leave it and RTV the area?
05-15-2020, 06:08 AM
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Simply RTV'ing the area is an absolute last resort IMO. I think you have to at least TRY to extract it.