Cheapest place to get easy outs?

[McDog]

Took it to a machine shop today. He tried welding a hunk of metal to it an turning it. It would move some but kept breaking off. He tried about six times then decided to drill it out. Charged me $40 which I think is too much. I never said a word and paid him but I don't think I'll be going back to that shop. He had the cylinder about 45 minutes while I got a haircut. What do you guys think?

 

[ger87410]

I think you got a deal, assuming he had as much problem as stated.

It sure beats having to get a new cylinder set.

 

[Mark44]

Took it to a machine shop today. He tried welding a hunk of metal to it an turning it. It would move some but kept breaking off. He tried about six times then decided to drill it out. Charged me $40 which I think is too much. I never said a word and paid him but I don't think I'll be going back to that shop. He had the cylinder about 45 minutes while I got a haircut. What do you guys think?

Hell yea you got a deal our hourly rate for the machine shop is 85.00 an hour.


Mark44

 

[Scorn800]

Sounds like you got a deal. My guy charges $90 an hr.

 

[QuickMick]

Took it to a machine shop today. He tried welding a hunk of metal to it an turning it. It would move some but kept breaking off. He tried about six times then decided to drill it out. Charged me $40 which I think is too much. I never said a word and paid him but I don't think I'll be going back to that shop. He had the cylinder about 45 minutes while I got a haircut. What do you guys think?

After he welded the metal to the bolt did he spray it down with WD40?? or something? wiggle, wiggle a little at a time.. he was in a hurry im sure.

What I actually do is drill a hole in the broken bolt and then put the smaller bolt in that hole and weld it in atleast two sides.
I have done this on broken starter bolts, manifold bolts. It works it just takes time.

If the guy drilled the bolt out and got the bolt out with good threads. 40 bucks is alot but no helicoil to worry about..

Now all you have to do is decide what your going back with on your bolts.
Loc tite or anti-sieze . Good luck

 

[McDog]

No wd40. I watched him the 1st few times he tried it. He welded a spot of metal onto the bolt, grabbed it with vise-grip pliers and wiggled it back and forth. This was as country/redneck of a place as could be. Looked like a junkyard. Old, old man who was watching tv when I drove up. Said the problem was saltwater corrosion. I had that cylinder in saltwater once(Daytona this year). I guess once is all it takes.

$40 was still better than me screwing with it all day.

 

[Waternut]

I would've thought $40 would be a lot but I guess a lot of people are considering it a deal. I would think after the second time the weld failed, it'd be time to stop screwing around and start drilling but maybe he was trying to save you money of putting in a helicoil... BTW, did he put a helicoil in?

 

[McDog]

yeah, he did. He didn't mention it. But I can see it in the hole. It's on ebay now.

 

[Waternut]

If he drilled it and installed a helicoil, I'd consider it a deal! A single helicoil is only a dollar or two but the kit required to install it is usually around $25 and comes with 6 coils (and you typically only need one). So maybe that shop isn't so bad...

 

[oldone1]

Again, I agree with Mick, a good welder can weld a common nut to a broken bolt and the guy who did it for me then took a impact wrench set it on low and the bolt backs out. The heat from the weld and gentle impact wrench will do it every time.

It was amazing to look at the bolt with the nut welded to it after it cooled. The tig allowed the guy to grow the bolt longer and then attach right to the nut.