JoshKeller
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long story short, I went down a rather large ledge on plane and NEARLY made it without any damage. Smacked my intake boot on said ledge. Came off plane, give it a quick look over down through the water, and went on our way. Ran another 11 miles without issue.
Fast forward to tonight, and im checking my rig over before hooking up for the weekend. My boot is loose - very loose. 2 of the bolts are broken off, and the other 4 are bent. I was able to replace the 4 bent ones without issue, but the two broken ones are another story. I was unable to get them out with an easy out, and drilling out the bolt was successful on only one. Both holes will be wallowed out If i can find a way of getting the bolts out. so my question is, what is the best way of repairing these two? Drilling it out oversize, adding a helicoil, drilling it out and having it welded, then redrilled and tapped? Any other ideas? I dont really want to drill it out and tap it for a larger bolt, because then I'll always have two bolts larger than the other four, and will have to drill out my liner and intake boot to accommodate the larger bolts. Really curious what fixes you all can come up with, especially ranchero50 since he's close by. :lol: thanks guys.
Fast forward to tonight, and im checking my rig over before hooking up for the weekend. My boot is loose - very loose. 2 of the bolts are broken off, and the other 4 are bent. I was able to replace the 4 bent ones without issue, but the two broken ones are another story. I was unable to get them out with an easy out, and drilling out the bolt was successful on only one. Both holes will be wallowed out If i can find a way of getting the bolts out. so my question is, what is the best way of repairing these two? Drilling it out oversize, adding a helicoil, drilling it out and having it welded, then redrilled and tapped? Any other ideas? I dont really want to drill it out and tap it for a larger bolt, because then I'll always have two bolts larger than the other four, and will have to drill out my liner and intake boot to accommodate the larger bolts. Really curious what fixes you all can come up with, especially ranchero50 since he's close by. :lol: thanks guys.