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Okay, at the FL-CEG meet back in October, we cleaned my UIM and LIM, but bent the EGR pipe to a weird angle trying to take it off. When we tried to bolt it back in, the bolts cross threaded into the UIM frown . I went and got a tap and new bolts to thread it in, we re threaded the hole, bolted it in, and it ran like a champ. Now I've started to notice that the EGR valve is backing out of the manifold. I pulled the bolts out, and noticed the left hand side was too long. I grinded it down about a good centimeter and it bolted in nice and tight, however the right one (which just has a hole that goes straight through) will not tighten down. I can screw it in all the way to where it [b]should[/i] tighten up, but the bolt will just spin in the hole and not move any.

What should I do? It's leaking massive air through.

Any help appreciated smile

-Chris


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How about a nut on the end of a longer bolt?


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Sounds like you got the long bolt in the short hole and vice versa. A replacement bolt of the longer length might do the job.


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He has stripped the thread...he needs a 'Helicoil' or a larger bolt..did PM him..WTF...!


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