Broken oil pan bolt.

Whats a person to do? Newbies are advised to get books - L.A. book the most advised and now we are saying toss it out as it could have warped our oil pan? I have never seen it even mentioned that this torque value is incorrect.
 
Sears Craftsman makes some screw extractors that are a combination LH drill bit and extractor all in one. They are made to use with a reversing cordless drill. It worked for me when I had to remove a broken (but not seized) stud. Glad I had it available!

Chris
 
Take a dremmel tool and a small cutoff tool and cut a slot in it and use a screw driver Job Done:o
 
aermotor said:
Whats a person to do? Newbies are advised to get books - L.A. book the most advised and now we are saying toss it out as it could have warped our oil pan? I have never seen it even mentioned that this torque value is incorrect.
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I luckily found out that torque spec was wrong before doing our oil pan a few years ago.

There's no way 20 ftlb is correct especially with a cork gasket! Maybe 5, but not 20.

I don't think throwing the book away is warranted but I wish it would be fixed.
 
aermotor said:
Whats a person to do? Newbies are advised to get books - L.A. book the most advised and now we are saying toss it out as it could have warped our oil pan? I have never seen it even mentioned that this torque value is incorrect.
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I got caught out by the error in Les Andrew's book and have mentioned it several times in this forum.
 
Tighten bolts by feel and not trust a figure that is not given by FORD. Use common sense and not get into trouble.
 

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I -ALWAYS- tighten oil pan bolts by hand with a 1/4 inch ratchet until the gasket just starts to "pooch" and I mean just starts to..very important as not to distort the oil pan flange. Then I go around the bolts two or three more times to equal out the torque by feel as the gasket if it is cork kind of compresses and the sealant which I use is Permatex #2 takes up a little space albeit not much but it does. I will also put a little on the threads to keep the bolts from backing off. It is gummy and they wont spin easily but can be removed with no problem. I have never had any trouble.Just remember that when you use silicone you can't use anything else unless you clean ALL of it off and use a solvent too. Nothing other than silicone will stick to itself.

Just my 2 cents
 
Thanks for all of the advice. I will be trying some of these methods out this weekend. I have been keeping an eye on the gasket for any leaks as I have run it back and forth to work (about 6 miles each way). So far no leaks. I really don't want to get back under there and wrestle the oil pump and pan around again.
 
My book is still open on the work bench and I have a marker in the drawer under it, it will definitely be crossed out and corrected.
 
aermotor said:
Whats a person to do? Newbies are advised to get books - L.A. book the most advised and now we are saying toss it out as it could have warped our oil pan? I have never seen it even mentioned that this torque value is incorrect.
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MrTube said:
I luckily found out that torque spec was wrong before doing our oil pan a few years ago.

There's no way 20 ftlb is correct especially with a cork gasket! Maybe 5, but not 20.

I don't think throwing the book away is warranted but I wish it would be fixed.
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ian Simpson said:
I got caught out by the error in Les Andrew's book and have mentioned it several times in this forum.
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This book, with its errors is still the best I've seen. I tried to get a thread started with corrections to the book but no one posted to it.

There is another book out there but I have not read it so I cannot fairly comment on it one way or another.
 
I use the book a lot. I used my ball point pen to correct the info. I like to think that I have enough experience to know that 20 ft pounds is too much. I have always just tightened oil pan bolts nice and snug then checked for leaks a little later and tightened a little more if needed. If we discarded every book that contained an error, pretty soon the book shelves would be very close to empty.
 
Yes, even the Ford printed parts book has a few errors in it.

Cork gaskets take a set and should be rechecked for tightness after a few days.
 
Take a dremmel tool and cut a small slot in the broken bolt and use a small screwdriver Been there Done that
 
Les Andrews Books have been out for a few LONG years now. There have been reported of a few to many mistakes within.

If this is the case, then I will start a thread concerning these mistakes and let's see just how many of us respond and let's see if Les can comment on them and issue out an eratta sheet correcting the errors.

So with that, let's step up to the plate, quit complaining, and post your found error.

Pluck
 
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