Few things disturb us more than the bewilderment of a broken bolt or seized pipe plug in a casting. You're at a loss for how to get the darned thing out. This is when you have to slow down and come up ...
The bolts holes are stripped and damaged on this Caterpillar D9T Bulldozer transmission cover! Someone has also tried to repair one of the holes using a self tapping thread repair insert but the hole ...
I stripped the threads on one plumbing connection and now it's a running joke with my brothers that I'm Jack the Stripper. I'll never live it down. Seriously, when is a screw, bolt, or plumbing ...