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    Broke one of the bolts in my camshaft housing then made it worse.

    I'm in southern California, if that gives context. Resources abound, yes, but a very HCOL area.
    Post by: Icarus_, Sep 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM in forum: Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion
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    Broke one of the bolts in my camshaft housing then made it worse.

    I still have a few ideas on extracting this bolt, but I am thinking something similar. Since part of the bolt is in, there may not be 20 ft/lbs of...
    Post by: Icarus_, Sep 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM in forum: Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion
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    Broke one of the bolts in my camshaft housing then made it worse.

    Today I picked up a 1/4" diameter brass tube that fits in the hole. Might put a layer of tape or something so that it fits snug. I went looking...
    Post by: Icarus_, Sep 9, 2025 at 2:07 AM in forum: Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion
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    Broke one of the bolts in my camshaft housing then made it worse.

    Thank you - this is the next plan. I couldn't find any left handed drill bits at the hardware store or the auto parts store so I've ordered a set....
    Post by: Icarus_, Sep 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM in forum: Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion
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    Broke one of the bolts in my camshaft housing then made it worse.

    Thanks so much Mendel. Yes, it's about two inches deep into the hole. It is pretty puzzling why it would snap, I agree. In theory there should...
    Post by: Icarus_, Sep 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM in forum: Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion
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    Broke one of the bolts in my camshaft housing then made it worse.

    Hi everyone. Would appreciate some perspective here. I have a 2010 Prius with about 203k miles and needed to fix my head gasket. I'm broke, the...
    Thread by: Icarus_, Sep 6, 2025, 17 replies, in forum: Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion
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