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[Fugi]

I have been having alot of problems with the bolts on my engin.

first i had problems with just a normal bolt that was very warn down. And now i have a little screw that u have to use an allan key to loosen but it seems to be very warn and engine screws and bolts tend to be very tight.

if anyone has any suggestions or tips i would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks .

[Crimpage]

I had a friend that stripped his sump bolt (commodore of course). Best thing to get it off with was a pair of vice grips.

As for the allan key, maybe use a hammer to bash the next size into it, but you will want to replace them asap. dont put them back in.

Crimpage.

[Duncan]

well if you are having trouble you need good quality spanners and to hold them nice and straight to the bolt. Some chinese spanners aren't as exact as they should be. For really troublesome bolts you want a socket that has only 6 sides (most have 12 and some are deliberably rounded).

but just be careful if it is relly tight and you round if off you are in a heap of trouble, you will have to drill the bolt out, weld a new nut on the end or some other dodgy fix.

[Fugi]

My socket set is repco. but the thing is the person befor me had warn down a few screws. but i didnt know about the 6 sided socket thanks.

i will try vice grips, or a bigget size and making it fit

but its in a little stuffed up place so i dont know about vice scripts.

but the info use gave should help heaps.. ill get back to u on that.

[Bleach1]

My socket set is repco. but the thing is the person befor me had warn down a few screws. but i didnt know about the 6 sided socket thanks.

i will try vice grips, or a bigget size and making it fit

but its in a little stuffed up place so i dont know about vice scripts.

but the info use gave should help heaps.. ill get back to u on that.

It all really deends on what type of bolt it is/how its placed and so on. If its in a tight place you are in a world of trouble. A technique i have found that works when all else fails is to use a sall cutting piece on a die grinder and cut the head of the bold so u can put some sort of flat blade crewdriver bit in there. The easiest way is what already been said. Band a bigger allen key in or bank a socket over. Either way if you are in a tight spot that could be difficult.

[predator]

Make sure you use an extender, and proper 1/2" shifter which gives you more leverage. The better the equipment, the more stubborn bolts you can remove without stuffing them.

Make sure you use the correct socket too, there are a few weird imperial bolts you will find around.. commonly 1/2" heads.. which are about halfway between 12mm and 13mm. Using a 13mm will generally strip them, but a proper 1/2" will get them off.

[racsov500]

yeah, get a half inch drive socket and a big f**k off ratchet

if not that a rattle gun will solve all problems

as for the worn down allen key screw, if you can get to the side of it just use pliers- doesnt matter if you f**k it, just as long as it comes out

[shif_tea]

Wd-40 and depending on where the bolt is, if you give it one or 2 solid whacks with a hammer or something it generally free's it up. (note don't use this if its somewhere that you will damage by applying too much shock too, ie weak pipe etc)

[Duncan]

hammer works fine but make sure you have a good socket on it nice and striaght otherwise you will jsut make it worse

[cowie165]

Re: rattle guns

I found out the hard way a few weeks ago that there are specially made rattle gun sockets! Cracked my 14mm

But it got the exhaust bolt off! Giddyup