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Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: bac Tahiti on July 05, 2015, 09:48:50 PM

Title: Snail bolts broke
Post by: bac Tahiti on July 05, 2015, 09:48:50 PM: 460 ford snail 2 exhaust bolts broke. What causes this?
Title: Re: Snail bolts broke
Post by: nwolt01 on July 05, 2015, 10:12:54 PM: Drill and re tap them. Don't try an ez put. I broke one off and they don't come out.

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Title: Re: Snail bolts broke
Post by: GT Jets on July 05, 2015, 10:48:40 PM: Quote from: bac Tahiti on July 05, 2015, 09:48:50 PM
460 ford snail 2 exhaust bolts broke. What causes this?

Excessive vibration does that. It's sounds like the risers had a load on them. Are they touching anything?

GT
Title: Re: Snail bolts broke
Post by: bac Tahiti on July 06, 2015, 10:45:13 PM: Not touching any thing. I replace all four 5/16 bolts and tightened up motor mounts. Drove it for a couple of hours.

Did notice vibration after tighting the mounts, would that be the u-joint?
Title: Re: Snail bolts broke
Post by: jet fever on July 06, 2015, 11:06:52 PM: U joint
Pump bearing
Wear ring

Probly u joint carefull it could cause major issues. Fix it ASAP
Title: Re: Snail bolts broke
Post by: bac Tahiti on July 12, 2015, 09:47:07 PM: How do you disconnect and check? Help please.
Title: Re: Snail bolts broke
Post by: bac Tahiti on July 12, 2015, 09:54:05 PM: Picture of drive line, how do i take off? Please
Title: Re: Snail bolts broke
Post by: lifted250 on July 12, 2015, 09:55:36 PM: Pull the motor or pull the pump

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Title: Re: Snail bolts broke
Post by: jet fever on July 12, 2015, 10:40:30 PM: I used cherry picker moved motor forward to remove it.
Like he said remove motor or pump.