# Broken bolt

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-bolt/19569>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 14, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-bolt/19569 "2008-09-14T17:11:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![nothigh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nothigh/32/962_2.png) [@nothigh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nothigh)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-bolt/19569/1 "2008-09-14T17:11:19Z")

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the bolt broke off in the housing where the thermostat goes into on my 89 honda accord i tried a extractor and it broke off too what can i do now

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-bolt/19569/2 "2008-09-14T17:45:05Z")

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Machine shop,salvage part.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-bolt/19569/3 "2008-09-14T19:12:01Z")

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You’ll need to replace the thermostat housing with a used one. The housing’s attached to the connector tube with two bolts and an O-ring.

Tester