Rounded off exhaust manifold bolts - help
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Rounded off exhaust manifold bolts - help
This isnt on my T/A, but im sure some of you have had the same problem.
Im trying to remove the Y-pipe from my 98 blazer, and while trying to unbolt the Y from the manifolds, two of the nuts rounded off.
Now if it would have broken off the stud i could have atleast gotten the Y-pipe out. I have no clue what to do from here, access is very limited.
Anyone got any good ideas?
Im trying to remove the Y-pipe from my 98 blazer, and while trying to unbolt the Y from the manifolds, two of the nuts rounded off.
Now if it would have broken off the stud i could have atleast gotten the Y-pipe out. I have no clue what to do from here, access is very limited.
Anyone got any good ideas?
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also if your not near any fuel lines, i have used a torch and vise grips but if your space is limited i guess that wouldnt work.. i just had to hacksaw off a bolt on my 84 camaro's y pipe it was double nutted on the bottom , the bolt jiggled around but wouldnt come undone and i didnt have any help availible to hold the top wrench so i just hacksawed it off, took along time but if you got a fresh blade it shouldnt be bad, just go slow when you get close to the end so you dont cut your y pipe too.
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a friend of mine as the easy bolt-out bits, that generally accept an 1/8" range of diameters, one might be 1/2-5/8", for example. They're like an external easy-out...when you twist left they dig into the bolt. I bet they'd be ideal for manifold bolts. Here's a Sears listing for clarification.
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...seBVCookie=Yes
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...seBVCookie=Yes