Re: Carl's 1952 Packard 300

Posted by Brians51 On 2009/6/4 22:33:31

Carl,Sorry to hear of your Problems.I went through similar troubles with my 51 300.Fortunately I had experienced such trouble before.I also collect and restore antique outboard motors.And learned, as Owen (I think)said forget the "easy outs"In short they aren't and they don't.I broke a few studs on my motor.Never tryed to get them out.Yup you guessed it I drilled them out.Work your way up in size till you can punch or knock them out of the threads.With this method you do not need to hit the screw dead center.(But try any way.)Even if you screw it up you can always use a heli-coil.Just try to use that as a last resort.Often times failure is not an option.Try to make a choice that will allow you to back track if your first attempt goes for nought.One time I had a Wizard 10 hp.(Western Auto.)the first two bolts I broke off in the block.After that horror story. I sprayed the daylights out of the block With Kroil on a 90+ degree day,And put it in the sun. Waited three or four hours ... and didn't break another one.Got the broken ones out as well.Be patient.Go slow. Brian