Engine mount to hull bolts- broke one and insert spinning

BombThreat

BombThreat

'Diggity
Location
Johnstown, NY
One of my mounts was bad on the B1 so I figured I'd swap in all my new ones I had sitting on the shelf... Well one head broke off and then a insert spun when I was tryin to install a mount. Ive soaked the broken bolt with PB blaster to get the corrosion broken down a little and hoping I can grab onto the 1/8" of bolt stickin out with some visegrips. The spinning insert I dont really have a game plan yet.

Im sure others have dealt with these issues before and figured maybe I could try and get some advise from ya guys. Any help would be great!
 
Patrick Star

Patrick Star

Location
Texas
This just happend to me three times as I tore down my SN. I turned the bolt with a ratchet until it was one the side of hole, that way the lip of the motor mount is sticking out from under the bed plate more. I then used vise grips to get a tiny grip on that plate that was sticking out like 1/8". I had to hold the vise grips in place and be careful with it and it worked. Slow process though.
 
GIL

GIL

Power In The Hands Of Few
Location
Cullman AL
BombThreat said:
One of my mounts was bad on the B1 so I figured I'd swap in all my new ones I had sitting on the shelf... Well one head broke off and then a insert spun when I was tryin to install a mount. Ive soaked the broken bolt with PB blaster to get the corrosion broken down a little and hoping I can grab onto the 1/8" of bolt stickin out with some visegrips. The spinning insert I dont really have a game plan yet.

Im sure others have dealt with these issues before and figured maybe I could try and get some advise from ya guys. Any help would be great!
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Scott, did u lose crammit's phone # or something? lol The gang does not post questions here, we call crammit.
 
GIL

GIL

Power In The Hands Of Few
Location
Cullman AL
BombThreat said:
Don't know what I was thinking...needless to say I was scalded and brow beatin by E.C. Jetworks and it wont happen again! Problem solved!
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Eastcoast JW can be a real pain in the azz when you do not obey all gang rules. LMAO Glad he got u taken care of.
 
Pablo

Pablo

sqeez bth levrs & lean bk
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Location
georgia
Threads getting a bit dusty...I was back reading some stuff I've missed. I had this happen on one of my hulls. I scuffed the outside of the insert and added maybe a 1/16 to 1/8 in diameter to the opening and shoved Oatey Epoxy Puttey in that sucker and let it setup for 24 hours...finished my build and the thing has held up for two seasons. I was able to torque the engine mount bolt to specs as well. My Grandfather recommended that stuff to me years ago to fix a leaking pipe. It works about like JB Weld, but is stored as a solid and you activate the reaction by kneading the two parts together to make a puttey out of it. Hardens like a rock and I think you can tap it out as well. Just my 2 cents worth.
 
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