quick help with bolts on stock header.
quick help with bolts on stock header.
ok so i got the heat shield off, no problem. but the bolts that were under the heat shield arent coming off. my dad and i tried everything. what could u use to get the **** off.
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All of the nuts and bolts that connect to the head are like this ?? I really hate to ask this but, are you sure you are trying to turn the bolts in the correct direction. I'm sure you are so, my only piece of advice is to take it somewhere.
Weird....but you'd be surprised what that "cheater" bar would do...I couldn't get my crank shaft bolt off no matter what i did...But i finally got it off with a metal pipe or a cheater bar to help with leverage.
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must be something else then if torque isn't the problem. but u do know that having more leverage does a lot more than brute force right?
i mean, at this point. u should try anything.. an extension bar doesn't hurt.
have u ever reinstall the header or anything? cuz that thing is only suppose to be on like... I posted it before.. about 27 lbs.ft of torque.. thats not very much.
only thing I can think of is.. somehow someone overtorque the header when initially installing it (some nut with an impact gun, *shrug*) and somehow stripped the bolt and its now stuck in there cuz the threads are stuck together...
must be something else then if torque isn't the problem. but u do know that having more leverage does a lot more than brute force right?
i mean, at this point. u should try anything.. an extension bar doesn't hurt.
have u ever reinstall the header or anything? cuz that thing is only suppose to be on like... I posted it before.. about 27 lbs.ft of torque.. thats not very much.
only thing I can think of is.. somehow someone overtorque the header when initially installing it (some nut with an impact gun, *shrug*) and somehow stripped the bolt and its now stuck in there cuz the threads are stuck together...
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I just learned what a cheater bar is too! haha. The cheater bar will Add torque to your turn. It is just a hollow metal tube that fits over the rachet. We used one of those big flashlights for ours.
I am assuming you are talking about the spring loaded bolts? They are a pain in the ***. Just cut them! haha.
I am assuming you are talking about the spring loaded bolts? They are a pain in the ***. Just cut them! haha.
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Rep Power: 323 if your bolts are giving you a problem just run the car for a while until they get nice and hot, put on some gloves so you don't burn your knuckes, then go at it again. They should come off easier with a little heat. Same thing works good for stubborn O2 sensors.
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Rep Power: 0 Goto any major autopart store and buy something called PB Blaster, it 10000000x better then wd40, or any other loosener for nuts, bolts, i had the same issue "header bolt" and i used that, sprayed all of them, waited 5 mins, they came right out no probs, put it this way, on the can it self, it tells you it WILL melt a plastic cup, so that gives you an idea of how strong it is
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