Anyone ever mushed a carb to engine rubber allen bolt???

[noggythenog]

Well i didnt expect it to continue to go so smoothly......got all the bolts out easy enough on 3 of the rubbers and then booom!!!,....one of them gets mushed....& subsequent meddling means it is well and truely focced.


The engine will be coming out but whats the best plan of action?...i have a basic cordless power drill and im guessing i need a decent easy out set plus a punch maybe although how much the punch applies to an allen bolt im not sure.


So i know I've not to choose a drill bit too big that ends up obliterating the bolt itself.......do i need a left hand drill bit so as not to further tighten the bolt & if so can i just buy maybe 2 sizes of left handed drill bits on the cheap or most conveniently ie homebase or jewsons or can anyone recommend a decent kit complete with all i need?


Lets be honest i wont be regularly doing this but I'm staying positive and seeing it as a learning process and in future i might have have an idea what to do on any projects or even help someone else out.


They are really tight...heat of the engine etc so i need something that wont in turn snap off and then ill just be throwing the engine in the skip as i cant be focced trying to learn how to drill out an easy out with diamond tipped machinery....just to get a few quid.




Any help appreciated as always.


Cheers


Nog.