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    hey guys,

    after flushing out my radiator and chucking in new coolant to the engine i went to put on the engine cover again and i accidentally overtightened the front right nut and snapped the bolt. wondering if there is a easy way to fix this problem.
    really want to fix it, planning on painting the engine cover this weekend

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    just get a small punch and punch the stud out and replace it with a new one.
    Last edited by TheIceman; 18-06-2010 at 08:20 AM.

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    they work fine with 3, one of ours must have been just over-tightened enough that the vibration from the road snapped it lol.
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