Bolt won't come off! HELP!

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10-04-2010

MikeDevo

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Bolt won't come off! HELP!

Hey guys I'm helping my brother take the exhaust manifold off and two of the bolts are really stuck anyone got ideas or advice on getting these damn thing off?

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soak them with PB blaster

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I'll give it a try and let u know

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We are actually gonna heat up the base
with a tourch and then use a stud extractor

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that will do the trick

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i was gonna say they will be easier to get out if you run the engine all day or a few hours and let the manifold get really hot. you would burn your hand but it would work.

but never mind, a torch works just as good.

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