Snapped a bolt when putting water pump in

[havavb]

I changed my water pump to a second hand one for now, when I put it in I snapped one of the bolts, how do I get the snapped bit out? Just want to know for when I buy a brand new water pump and put it in

[Wombles]

Does it leak?
is there a stud sticking out?
If not you may have to drill and use an easy out.

[Reaper]

If it is going into cast iron then you have a good chance that the broken off bit will just wind out with a screw driver or even finger tight. If it's into aluminium then try vice grips or whatever you can get onto it. Maybe consider a new timing case - if it's a V8 they are not expensive.

Reaper

[bogan_vk]

if is flush with the waterpump just use locking multi grips when you change the pump it will come out easy , but if its snapped flush with the block then its a drill and an easy out either way it will come out ive snapped a few in my time and never failed to remove one using these methods.

[mr calais 5.0]

A easy out will do it.. Just take your time or if it's gone bad you could drill it and cut a new thread.. V8 or v6?

[shane_3800]

if none of the above work it is time for a helicoil

[ryan21]

if none of the above work it is time for a helicoil

i had to do that, god damn that was not fun especially when i tried to tap it out before hand, looked all good put put it all back together and the bolt just chewed the thread out. but the heli coil worked really well

[havavb]

Might just use the drill, no chance of multigrips getting this one off lol