stripped out flywheel bolts ((help))

[shaunstang21]

i used a torque wrench but i still stripped out two of the flywheel bolts. now what can i do to fix this problem.

 

[ID89GT]

You could try running a longer bolt but considering its a flywheel bolt you will probably have to drill and rethread it to a bigger size.

 

[old_blue]

are we talking the bolts that hold the fly wheel onto the crank or the bolts that hold the pressure plate/torque converter on???

Just curious what kind of torque were you putting on these things that they stripped??

 

[2000xp8]

The ford racing flywheel is $91 at summit, just buy another.

 

[shaunstang21]

there the bolt that hold the flywheel to the crank. i set the wrench at 70 ft-lbs. then i tighten three bolts, the first one tighten up just fine. then i move to the second bolt which stripped out, then the third bolt i expanded the threads on it. i didn't damage the flywheel. i was thinking about tapping for a 1/2 inch bolt will size 14 threads ,but the bolt will not go through the flywheel and the medal on the outside of the crank bolt holes will be pretty thin.

 

[Mustang5L5]

Wow, if you stripped out two crank bolts, then maybe something else is going on here. Are you using the correct bolts?

1 might be a fluke, but 2? I've put some weight into flywheel bolts when putting on flywheels and never had an issue

 

[93 5.0 GT]

i have stripped the bolts but never the crank holes lol

 

[Celeb]

Maybe the torque wrench isn't "clicking" when it should.

 

[84Ttop]

I put flywheels/flexplates on w/ an impact gun, and never stripped one out. It sounds like you have the wrong sized bolt, there is no way you stripped the crank by hand!