paulk11087

i'm trying to get my fuel pump switched from stock to the APR HPFP and my local APR guy was installing it for me and ended up stripping the banjo bolt that was attached to one of the fuel lines. they were having trouble getting the APR pump to get bolted on correctly and it was spraying fuel when you would try to crank. they tried everything and now the bolt is stripped and we can't even get the **** pump out. what suggestions would you guys have for getting the **** banjo bolt thats stripped out??

greywolf1699

Drill it out, open hole, and retap it with a larger thread and use a slightly larger bolt. Forinstance, if its an M5 bolt drill it out and go up to an M6 bolt.

paulk11087

just got a call and they said they got it out... now i gotta hope they can get a replacement bolt ASAP since i'm not carless for 2-3 days or possibly longer

MikekiM@PureMS

Worst case you can pull the intake manifold. The fuel lines and pump will then all come out as one piece. It's honestly MUCH easier to change out the fuel pump then, since you can get directly on that banjo bolt.

ALso, make sure they're using the proper triple square tool on it.

paulk11087

i'm just kind of upset that this guy who's doing this for me is APR's authorized dealer in my area... you would think he would have known better not to strip a bolt.. kind of a newbie mistake IMO

Bob58

There isn't a mechanic alive that hasn't, at least once, stripped a bolt. It happens.

paulk11087

yeah you're right... i'm just stressing. i'll be fine as soon as i get my baby back... btw bob58, you're car is sexy... love the 09 3.2s

initialA4

The installer is held responsible for it though.