[honda420rancher]

hello when i did my valve adjustment on my honda rancher 420 the spot to turn the engine to get it tdc it has 3 bolt holding on the cover well when i went to put it back on i barley tightened it and the bolt snapped on the top right corner anyway its in to tight of a spot to get a drill in there is there any other way to get it out?:sad

 

[Goober]

Bummer probably have to remove the side case cover. I would take a pic to a machine shop see what they might do/charge. They might have a small angle drill

 

[honda420rancher]

as of right now i have gasket maker around the hole to make sure it doesnt leak but want to get that stud out not sure what to do

 

[honda420rancher]

Do you think the gasket maker will keep oil from coming out? I haven't had any leak

 

[Melatv]

Hi: Did you use a torque wrench? Did you remove the cover after the bolt snapped off to see if you could use small vise grips or small center punch -- small chisel to remove it. The 2 bolts should be okay to hold the cover on -- no oil should leak from there if the seal is good.

 

[alloutdoors]

hello when i did my valve adjustment on my honda rancher 420 the spot to turn the engine to get it tdc it has 3 bolt holding on the cover well when i went to put it back on i barley tightened it and the bolt snapped on the top right corner anyway its in to tight of a spot to get a drill in there is there any other way to get it out?:sad

I do not know precisely what bolt you are referring or how difficult it would be extract/drill, but this may be an option, see video. Before attempting to weld on an ATV, I would take the necessary steps to protect the ATV, electrical, ECM., etc.,

 

[honda420rancher]

I did not use a torque wrench but I can guarantee that it wasn't over torqued might have from the previous owner tho any way the seal is in 100 percent condition I don't believe it will leak either so I used gasket maker (just to be safe)

 

[alloutdoors]

I did not use a torque wrench but I can guarantee that it wasn't over torqued might have from the previous owner tho any way the seal is in 100 percent condition I don't believe it will leak either so I used gasket maker (just to be safe)

Personally, I have been lucky to not have a similar issue and will be getting a small torque wrench, assuming St. Nick remember tonight.....