andrewtexas123

Hey guys I accdentally snapped my oil pressure switch and then tried to remove it with a thread extractor which broke

So then I couldnt get my center punch centered and messed it all up.

Can I weld it shut and relocate the switch? There is a plug in my block (circled in pic) can I move the switch there?

Thanks

Terrys87

iTrader: (1)

You probably used one of those swirled extractors and they are brittle and will snap easily, done the same thing myself. Those should be outlawed. Teh square extractor is more forgiving.

What I did was put a washer and a nut over the broken extractor and welded the nut to it and it came out.

scope103

Xylicon recently posted about using that port for a second sender. https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...l-port-287580/ Note that the port is "inside" the motor mount, which limits the amount of space (but didn't hurt Xylicon's efforts).

Screw extractors, even the "square" ones, are designed to be very hard and therefore brittle. Using one is always risky; once you're broken it off you cannot drill it out (the extractor is harder than the drill). The weld-on-the-nut method described by Terrys87 does work, but requires some welding talent. (Enough of which I don't think I have.)

xylicon

Yes, it is a tight fit, but there is no interference.