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09-22-2009, 10:36 PM
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Power Member/NJFBOA Bookie/Moderator
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Yeah a freeze plug should do temporarily if you don't have a block-off plate handy.
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09-22-2009, 10:38 PM
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#52
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Yeah i got the plates already. got a golf game tomorrow so i may not get to mess around until 3 ish, which sucks because now i just want to keep going until it is done.
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09-23-2009, 03:25 PM
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#53
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Ok so the bolt is stuck in the manifold pretty good and appears to be rounded off pretty good at the head. The kit from sears did not help much and now i am at a loss without a car and ready to start smashing things. Any suggestions?
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09-23-2009, 03:31 PM
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#54
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the bolt from the exhaust flange or the bolt on the manifold to the head?
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09-23-2009, 03:33 PM
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the manifold to the head.
would a heat gun be hot enough to help?
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09-23-2009, 03:40 PM
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Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator
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Do you have all the other bolts out from that manifold now? Can you even move the manifold with that one bolt still holding it? Be careful with too much heat around aluminum, it might make it easier to strip the threads.
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09-23-2009, 03:43 PM
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#57
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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yeah all the other bolts are out. I did not really try to move it too much. i'll give that a try.
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09-23-2009, 03:44 PM
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which bolt? heat gun, nah. rust penetrant like pb blaster or kanokroil, yes
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09-23-2009, 03:46 PM
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Power Member/NJFBOA Bookie/Moderator
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someone go help this man
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09-23-2009, 03:54 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Just focus on getting the manifold off. Then worry about extracting the broken bolt.
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09-23-2009, 05:57 PM
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#61
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im gonna try a heat gun and vice grips tomorrow. next i try the shotgun.
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09-23-2009, 06:00 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Is the manifold off?
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09-23-2009, 06:13 PM
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no i did not really get much time today to work on it. I had the removal kit but i was unsuccessful with that. Tomorrow i am getting up bright and early and destroying this thing before i leave for work at 3. heat gun and vice grips. is that pb blaster flammable? I better double check before i use a torch huh.
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09-23-2009, 06:46 PM
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#64
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just tried to get the vice grips on the bolt and it is too flush with the end of the manifold. any ideas how to break it off? A chisel maybe?
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09-23-2009, 07:04 PM
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Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator
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Hacksaw blade will cut the head off, it will just take time. Try rotating the manifold to see if that will help the bolt break loose.
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09-23-2009, 07:29 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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mini right angle die ftw
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09-23-2009, 07:32 PM
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Meet Coordinator
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so you have one bolt with a stripped head holding the manifold to the head? which bolt? can you take a pic?
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09-23-2009, 07:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider
so you have one bolt with a stripped head holding the manifold to the head? which bolt? can you take a pic?
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He has said multiple times that it's the last bolt on the driver's side.
OP: cut the head of that bolt off with whatever power tools you have at your disposal, then remove the manifold. Soak the threads with PB, then get some vice grips on the part of the bolt that is sticking out (make sure they are quite tight) and turn the sucker out.
Use a torch if necessary, but be careful. PB is flammable.
- Justin
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09-23-2009, 08:39 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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ok thanks guys. i have a dremel, that seems small enough to get in there. Ill let you know tomorrow. Btw, what a PIA this is. you guys weren't kidding.
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09-23-2009, 08:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy
He has said multiple times that it's the last bolt on the driver's side.
OP: cut the head of that bolt off with whatever power tools you have at your disposal, then remove the manifold. Soak the threads with PB, then get some vice grips on the part of the bolt that is sticking out (make sure they are quite tight) and turn the sucker out.
Use a torch if necessary, but be careful. PB is flammable.
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This is good advice, follow it. PB or Kroil will work, skip WD40.
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09-24-2009, 04:34 AM
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Join Date: May 2009
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Yea be very careful PB blaster is flammable , and even tho you might want to burn your car to the ground because of this , we don't want to see it happen. Also i don't now how good this product is becuase ive never used but i you could always try a universal socket.
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