# E-150 Bolt sheared off - Sending Tensioner Belt Flying

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/e-150-bolt-sheared-off-sending-tensioner-belt-flying/70684>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** e150, ford\
**Created:** [January 29, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/e-150-bolt-sheared-off-sending-tensioner-belt-flying/70684 "2012-01-29T21:07:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![1Libby1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/e0b2c6/32.png) [@1Libby1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/1Libby1)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/e-150-bolt-sheared-off-sending-tensioner-belt-flying/70684/1 "2012-01-29T21:07:55Z")

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A bolt underneath the alternator bracket sheared off and my Tensioner belt went flying off the highway. Any tips to get the bolt off?

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/e-150-bolt-sheared-off-sending-tensioner-belt-flying/70684/2 "2012-01-29T21:19:58Z")

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If there is enough of the bolt sticking out, Vise-grip pliers or a pipe wrench works. If not, drill, tap, and install a helicoil. You may get lucky and be able to get a screw extractor to work, but you still need to drill a hole in the center to try that. I’ve broken more extractors than I care to pay for anymore, so I just drill and tap for the helicoil.

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/e-150-bolt-sheared-off-sending-tensioner-belt-flying/70684/3 "2012-01-29T21:47:49Z")

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It’s a matter of access…Vans are notorious for limited engine access…With the torque off the bolt, the broken-off part might unscrew out of the block without too much trouble…But first you need to get some working room…Then try a tool like a dental pick to rotate the broken off bolt…Failing that, it will need to be drilled and a screw extractor employed…

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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:** [January 29, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/e-150-bolt-sheared-off-sending-tensioner-belt-flying/70684/4 "2012-01-29T23:06:53Z")

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This is how I remove sheared off bolts from engines. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BFUfGKU\_ts](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BFUfGKU_ts)

Tester