i need TWO M6-1.0X40MM bolts and its 10PM in cali.

[Pantless Spency]

tried everything with no luck, took off the water pump and checked everything out not sure exactly whats going on... :/
might need to tap one to a 7 and the other to a 9.

[Pantless Spency]

about to go outside and try some more hardware i picked up at the hardware store...
will report back soon

[BlackbirdM3]

Did you get this figured out or are we working on a water pump this evening?

Will

[Pantless Spency]

Dude, that sucks. You might chase the threads out with a tap. My guess is that it won't do the trick, but it might. Your next choice would be to tap it out to the next larger size. Not a hard job, but one you want to be careful doing. If that fails, your next choice is to helicoil it.

If you can't get it figured out by Friday afternoon, give me a call and I'll come over and see if we can figure something out. I might be able to help tomorrow, but I think I'm booked.

Will

if i can't figure it out friday sounds great will.
im going to take the water pump off and get a better look at the hole it's suppose to be threading into. i think maybe somone stripped it at one point before and now instead of a M6 it might be an M7. so i might give that a little try....

[BlackbirdM3]

Dude, that sucks. You might chase the threads out with a tap. My guess is that it won't do the trick, but it might. Your next choice would be to tap it out to the next larger size. Not a hard job, but one you want to be careful doing. If that fails, your next choice is to helicoil it.

If you can't get it figured out by Friday afternoon, give me a call and I'll come over and see if we can figure something out. I might be able to help tomorrow, but I think I'm booked.

Will

[87e30]

Threads are probably stripped if the bolts are good.

Don't know the situation but there are a few solutions. I know I've broken things before, it happens.

[Pantless Spency]

got all the correct hardware and still no fucking luck....
pretty mad right now. no idea but the bolts will catch thread for a few turns and create increasing tension on the bolt as it turns, but then all the sudden a few turns later there is no tension.
could the gasket or RTV be interfering? im pretty bummed and pissed off.



edit: lesson learned: don't let your friends wrench on your car...... even if they have fully rebuilt there own -__-

i fucking wish i tackled this on my own....

[b*saint]

Lesson - always buy extra hardware.

[BlackbirdM3]

Bummer. Were they still too short? Zellers hardware down town. Oh yeah, buy the new ones in stainless, and use a little anti-seize.

Will

[Pantless Spency]

What happened to the old bolts? Lost, stripped, snapped?

i had my friend helping me for the dissasembly/ RTV part, snapped one bolt so i bought a replacement for it but he put one from another fitting in the one that had snapped.... so then i thought i needed one bolt that was longer and we had nothing but the one i had bought as replacement, couldn't get anything to work and then i found there was another bolt not in! so then two bolts missing and my friend left, i looked everywhere didn't find anything...
pretty mad, but i can't blame him he was helping me for free so no complaining there, i'll handle it and everything should be cool.

[cmybimmer]

What happened to the old bolts? Lost, stripped, snapped?

[Pantless Spency]

no biggie, just gonna hit the hardware store and buy like 150 of each m6-1.0 variable length bolts.....
just kidding lol. a few 40mm and a few 90mm.
it could only be one or the other according to realOEM.com.

[cmybimmer]

I hate when this shit happens. Especially when it happens on a Saturday night when shops open later on Sundays, or the night before a holiday.. if I had bolt with such specs I'd help out, but sadly I do not. Sorry man and good luck

[Pantless Spency]

no luck :( oh well i guess ill have another go at this tomorrow...
but thanks a ton for the help will, much appreciated.

[Pantless Spency]

Looks like will (blackbirdm3) may have saved my ass! Stopping for some disgusting taco bell for my midnight snack to help me complete my e21 water pump shenanagins. Hopefully all goes well thank you very much will, really awesome of you and beautiful m3! :up: