Can’t remove water gauge

[lrlloyd]

Hi there,

Our water gauge has stopped working and when removing the screws some have snapped and broken so we can’t get it out. Does anyone have any ideas?

I have included a picture of the gauge.
Best wishes,
Lauren

 

[Graham376]

Drill them out and use rivnuts? Doesn't look like there's room on the sender to drill oversize and tap the tank for larger bolts.

 

[johnalison]

If you can get the remaining nuts off, you should be able to remove the sender. I replaced mine a few years ago but it was different in that I needed to unscrew the whole item. In my case it was necessary to soak in PlusGas and leave it a week, when it came off fairly easily. I would do the same for your remaining screws and the broken stubs. It might then be possible to remove the stubs with a mole clamp.

 

[lrlloyd]

Thank you both! We will give that a go.

 

[Graham376]

Second thoughts on this. If you cut or shear the heads off the bolts, the fitting should lift off and the remainder of the bolts can be filed/ground down flush with the tank. If the fitting is then rotated, new holes can be drilled and tapped between the existing ones.