Timing belt cover
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I'm trying to replace my camshaft sensor on my 02 civic lx. The third bolt on the timing belt cover is pissing me off it just keeps spinning. I hold it with a wrench and it just strips through, i held it with needle nose pliers and it strips through. I don't know how the hell to get it off so i thought maybe one of you guys could help me out. It won't let me post a picture of what I'm talking about so I'll have to add it to the post after. Useless post i guess, wont let me add a photo.
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I'm trying to replace my camshaft sensor on my 02 civic lx. The third bolt on the timing belt cover is pissing me off it just keeps spinning. I hold it with a wrench and it just strips through, i held it with needle nose pliers and it strips through. I don't know how the hell to get it off so i thought maybe one of you guys could help me out. It won't let me post a picture of what I'm talking about so I'll have to add it to the post after.
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Really? How can i install it without taking it off? If i can really do it that way im going to feel like an idiot. I removed my valve cover to get the timing belt cover off and the last bolt screwed me over so I just pieced it all back together
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i assume by 3rd you mean the one in the middle
prob not enough room but have you tried to grabbing it with vice grips?
I think it's just a 10mm bolt and is shouldn't be in there so hard that it's not turning. If you can grab it with vice grips and break it loose you can prob turn it by hand.
If you can get your hand in there.
prob not enough room but have you tried to grabbing it with vice grips?
I think it's just a 10mm bolt and is shouldn't be in there so hard that it's not turning. If you can grab it with vice grips and break it loose you can prob turn it by hand.
If you can get your hand in there.
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i assume by 3rd you mean the one in the middle
prob not enough room but have you tried to grabbing it with vice grips?
I think it's just a 10mm bolt and is shouldn't be in there so hard that it's not turning. If you can grab it with vice grips and break it loose you can prob turn it by hand.
If you can get your hand in there.
prob not enough room but have you tried to grabbing it with vice grips?
I think it's just a 10mm bolt and is shouldn't be in there so hard that it's not turning. If you can grab it with vice grips and break it loose you can prob turn it by hand.
If you can get your hand in there.
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yeah i don't know what that's hung up on, it's suppose to pass through the plastic and screw into the engine block.
you try popping that grommet out and unplugging the sensor, then seeing if you the cover would come off. sometimes if you can get an angle on it you can get enough tension to make it unscrew.
or try to get a flat head between the bolt and the plastic and pry it out as you turn the bolt
you try popping that grommet out and unplugging the sensor, then seeing if you the cover would come off. sometimes if you can get an angle on it you can get enough tension to make it unscrew.
or try to get a flat head between the bolt and the plastic and pry it out as you turn the bolt
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That looks like it's just the nut that used to be embedded in the back section of the cover before it stuck to the bolt and spun and broke out the loop that held it in place.
It happens, just deal with it.
Use some Vise-grips or slip-joints or Channel-locks or whatever it takes to hold it still so you can get the bolt out of it.
It's already broke free, the cover may come off without getting it apart
It happens, just deal with it.
Use some Vise-grips or slip-joints or Channel-locks or whatever it takes to hold it still so you can get the bolt out of it.
It's already broke free, the cover may come off without getting it apart
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Handy pic:
Note this was a cam sensor job, the bolt is already removed from the sensor
Note this was a cam sensor job, the bolt is already removed from the sensor
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That looks like it's just the nut that used to be embedded in the back section of the cover before it stuck to the bolt and spun and broke out the loop that held it in place.
It happens, just deal with it.
Use some Vise-grips or slip-joints or Channel-locks or whatever it takes to hold it still so you can get the bolt out of it.
It's already broke free, the cover may come off without getting it apart
It happens, just deal with it.
Use some Vise-grips or slip-joints or Channel-locks or whatever it takes to hold it still so you can get the bolt out of it.
It's already broke free, the cover may come off without getting it apart
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Creative prying?
Break off the outer half of the loop so the 'nut' has room to come around the back cover?
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if you are tight for money go to a scrap yard
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