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OK make fun if you want to but I am stuck.... I am trying to take the stupid air filter box out but first you have to take the bolts out .... here is the problem they are not coming out they just turn and turn and turn and turn ... and you get the point so am I doing something wrong or what
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As with any good screw, or un-screw in your case, you gotta grab the nuts. Otherwise you'll just keep turning and nothing's gonna come out. I think that's what the problem is. Take a look and see if you can find the nuts, hold em tight, and it should solve your problem ..
I know what bolts I need to take out .... pay attention to what I am saying....THEY ARE NOT COMING OUT THEY JUST TURN.... I have no idea what is going on
OK I didnt think that there was a bolt I will check ... but damn if there is that is going to be hard to get to it is a really tight fight to get a wrench and hold on to it
As far as I can remember there are no nuts...the brackets already are threaded......it sounds like for some strange reason the soft "CHEAP" bolts they use are stripped.......if you tightened instead of couterclockwise the bolt...you may have stripped it.......but I'm just throwing out solutions here.......What I would suggest if you stipped your threads........and if I undertstand you correctly...and there are no nuts...when you turn counterclockwise the bolts do not retract....."unscrew".........if this is the case...the easiest thing to try is apply a strong uplift force with a flat head screwdriver or something under the bolt head to try to engage threads further down the bolt.....other than that, you'll have to cut the bolt, remove and buy news ones......a big pain in the ass!!! or drill it out.....Peace and let me know!
ALLMAN... I think you are right.... I don't think I waited long enough for it to cool off maybe that was the problem but I will try to just pry them up
the bolts will just spin, after they come out. if it is still tight it is because the rubber o-ring/seal around the filter housing and throttle body. there is a scrfew for this but it is hard to get to so I just pulled it off hard.
The one in the very center will come up and just spin but the 6 or 7 around it well actually I have only tried the front 4 but they just spin and do not unscrew or come up any.... I just spent 30 minutes trying to pry them out but they won't even come up enough to get a screw driver under so I just tried to pull them out with some pliers but they are so small and soft I started to strip the heads of them so I guess I am just not going to have an intake
You can always drill them out...which would be that hard if you can get to the bolt straight on...the metal is so soft tha the drilling wouldn't be that hard with a titanium bit...or something equivilant......don't give up bro.....lets keep at it...peace!
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[hr]Originally posted by: 02CarbonCivic
OK make fun if you want to but I am stuck.... I am trying to take the stupid air filter box out but first you have to take the bolts out .... here is the problem they are not coming out they just turn and turn and turn and turn ... and you get the point so am I doing something wrong or what[hr]
some times the bolts will or will not come out completely, that is the way they are made so you dont drop them in the engine bay. Just pull on the intake box and wiggle it around, if it is tight, look under the air box where the intake hole is. There is a clamp around the intake pipe, just loosen it with a screw driver.
EXACLTY LISTEN TO WHAT WE ARE SAYING!!!!!!!!THOSE BOLTS DON"T COME OUT BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO DROP THEM IN YOUR ENGINE BAY. ONCE ALL THE BOLTS GET TO THAT CERTAIN SPOT JUST PULL UP ON THE BOX AND IT SHOULD COME OUT. THIS IS A VERY SIMPLE PROCEEDER. IF YOUR HAVING TROUBLE WITH THIS THEN I WOULD SUGGEST NO DOING ANYTHING TO YOUR CAR. NOT TRYING TO PISS YOU OFF.
