Thread: Stupid question regarding car getting towed

Weren't able to get the bolts out?

Sent from the Milky Way

you get them f ing bolts out now!!!!!!!! punch the broken bolt with a center punch, then use a small metal drill bit, at slow speed steady pressure, then stick the extractor in the hold you drilled and and back it out.

if you spin the drill at high speed you get no where when drilling metal. slow drill speed is how to do it. and wd-40 as a lube too.

oh, and if you gonna have it towed, put the pan back on with like 6 bolts, so its covered and it dont leak. just make em snug its only there for temp reasons, its coming back off at the shop.

no room? your on car ramps right? thats plenty of room to work in.

even jack stands would be more then high enough to get a drill under there.

i think you were going at with high drill rpms.

we had a guy who had to drill out a dp bolt, guy went no where but smoking drill bits lol told him to slow the drill down and push firmly and it drilled out all nice for him.

i do mean slow, like you can see the bit turning slow.

let me phrase the slow part, slow enough as to where you can stop it from turning if you push harder on the bit. so slow lol

the punch if you cant hit it flat, start out on a angle then slowly make the bit turn to straight. dont bend the bit it will snap. so slow, slow slow lol

Id leave it plugged in, give the shop one less thing to do. Won't hurt anything just don't start the car.

Sent from the Milky Way

Why did you disconnect the battery?

I never really understood the disconnecting the negative battery cable thing. I can see if you are replacing the alt or starter, the live ends of those cables can hit things.

do not run the engine with no trans fluid, not even at idle.

Originally Posted by 2FASTGTP

I just went ahead and drove it to the shop....transmission didnt make too much noise even without the tranny fluid.

i really hope your kidding.