Someone who installed the timing belt took the came gesr off to change the water pump and forgot to torque thst bolt down and it came loose. I hope thst cover will hold with 1 half side bolted down. You should of put a new bolt in. Theres 2 bolts there for a reason.
When your taking bolts and pieces off of a car, do you line them up systematically? Or can you remember what bolts go where? Also, thanks for your videos, I always hear about different parts of cars, but they don’t make sense to me because I don’t know what all of them look like. This is an enjoyable way to get a picture of the parts!
Glad to hear that you and Benjamin are enjoying my videos! I usually keep the bolts with the parts they came off of, or screw them back on the engine if there are a lot of them that need to be kept separate. And in many cases they are easy to remember where they go. I do a lot of both.
That probably would have been best. I didn't because of how hard it would be to remove the part of the bolt that was still in there without damaging anything. I know you can use welding to get a bolt out, but in that place, I might have even had to pull the head to get it out. How do you think I should have done it?
I think I just got what your saying. I should have replaced the bent bolt before any of this happened. That would have been wise, and I would do that in the future. Lots of learning and experience still ahead of me 😅
@@endeavorautorepair Yeah we all live and learn.! It is sometimes challenging to remove a broken bolt and the ease at which it can be removed depend on how much of the bolt is sticking out or is wheter or not it is flush with the surface. If it is sticking out and if space allows then maybe grabbing it with a vice grip or similar. If it is flush then maybe drilling a hole and using a one of those reverse thread specialized drill bits. In either case a litle antiseize penetrant maybe wise to loosen up things. I am sure there are videos here on youtube addressing this issue. Good luck
That panel has at least 4 other bolts holding it on, it is the whole back protector of the timing belt. Removing that one bolt in the front may result in a bit of extra dust in the timing belt, but other than that it should be ok.
The bolt was one of many which held the backing plate to the engine. I actually did have a problem later with the backing plate being rubbed by the camshaft pulley. As long as the rest of the bolts stayed snug, there have been no noticeable issues. There will, however, be more dust and moisture getting in to the area because the backing plate isn't as tight.
Thank God that broken bolt didn't fall into the crank shaft gear.
I currently have the exact same problem on exact same car😂 gotta get it fixed
Excellent job
Someone who installed the timing belt took the came gesr off to change the water pump and forgot to torque thst bolt down and it came loose. I hope thst cover will hold with 1 half side bolted down. You should of put a new bolt in. Theres 2 bolts there for a reason.
When your taking bolts and pieces off of a car, do you line them up systematically? Or can you remember what bolts go where? Also, thanks for your videos, I always hear about different parts of cars, but they don’t make sense to me because I don’t know what all of them look like. This is an enjoyable way to get a picture of the parts!
Also, Benjamin is enjoying them more than me. Thanks for the good content!
Glad to hear that you and Benjamin are enjoying my videos! I usually keep the bolts with the parts they came off of, or screw them back on the engine if there are a lot of them that need to be kept separate. And in many cases they are easy to remember where they go. I do a lot of both.
I would have replaced that bolt.
That probably would have been best. I didn't because of how hard it would be to remove the part of the bolt that was still in there without damaging anything. I know you can use welding to get a bolt out, but in that place, I might have even had to pull the head to get it out. How do you think I should have done it?
I think I just got what your saying. I should have replaced the bent bolt before any of this happened. That would have been wise, and I would do that in the future. Lots of learning and experience still ahead of me 😅
@@endeavorautorepair Yeah we all live and learn.! It is sometimes challenging to remove a broken bolt and the ease at which it can be removed depend on how much of the bolt is sticking out or is wheter or not it is flush with the surface. If it is sticking out and if space allows then maybe grabbing it with a vice grip or similar. If it is flush then maybe drilling a hole and using a one of those reverse thread specialized drill bits. In either case a litle antiseize penetrant maybe wise to loosen up things. I am sure there are videos here on youtube addressing this issue. Good luck
How do you know the one bolt is strong enough by itself?
That panel has at least 4 other bolts holding it on, it is the whole back protector of the timing belt. Removing that one bolt in the front may result in a bit of extra dust in the timing belt, but other than that it should be ok.
Did you torque it all bolts into specs? It's seems that the major issue.
I'm pretty sure I torqued the bolts. I believe the one that broke may have been a bit bent before.
How safe that camshaft pulley staying in, after losing a screw?
The bolt was one of many which held the backing plate to the engine. I actually did have a problem later with the backing plate being rubbed by the camshaft pulley. As long as the rest of the bolts stayed snug, there have been no noticeable issues. There will, however, be more dust and moisture getting in to the area because the backing plate isn't as tight.