Header Heat shield?
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Header Heat shield?
Is anybody else bolt's on top of the heat shield hella tight? i have an LX and those mo fo's are so damm tight i damm near fell trying to get em off!! i think i even stripped em ? any sugggestions on getting them off?
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it should be only 13 to 17 lbs. ft of torque.
make sure u use metric socket/wrench... its 10mm I believe.
get some WD40 and spray into it... and let it sit for 10 minute or so.
it may help.
it should be only 13 to 17 lbs. ft of torque.
make sure u use metric socket/wrench... its 10mm I believe.
get some WD40 and spray into it... and let it sit for 10 minute or so.
it may help.
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Rep Power: 0 Most of the bolts on my car are rusted right on and the car is only 2 years old. WD40 (a lot of it) worked finally to get them off but did end up stripping (or breaking off rather) the one bolt- you can just get another at the hardware store.
Yes, it's an Acura EL
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Rep Power: 370 Thankfully I didn't strip mine, but they took a LOT of effort to loosen. Lots of Liquid Wrench did the trick. Now mine is all painted but I have to do it again...damn engine heat!!!
if it gets to bad get a torch, heat up the bolt, then get some channel locks, clamp the channel locks on while its hot, then try to losen it, either that or give it a water displacement trial 40 shower!!
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yeah the caliper bolts are wtf.
I was like.. this aint no 26 lb.ft of torque!!
took like a good push of my entire body.
I was scared that the car was going to fall off the jack and lay on my ***.
yeah the caliper bolts are wtf.
I was like.. this aint no 26 lb.ft of torque!!
took like a good push of my entire body.
I was scared that the car was going to fall off the jack and lay on my ***.
Originally posted by CapYoda
lol.
yeah the caliper bolts are wtf.
I was scared that the car was going to fall off the jack and lay on my ***.
lol.
yeah the caliper bolts are wtf.
I was scared that the car was going to fall off the jack and lay on my ***.
haha anyway yeah ... the header bolts weren't that hard for me ... my engine had been moderately warm from driving though ...
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Rep Power: 385 what size bolts do you get to replace them with, cause i still want to install my header but i was afraid of breaking the bolt, so which do i get?
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