blk97z28

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So I was going to put on my STB today, I took off three of the four bolts and the inner bolt on the DS is freaking seized on there, and it is rounded off. I tried to put a socket on there and it just spins. What would you guys do to get this bolt off? I was going to go by some stainless steel ones so that they do not corrode (sp).

99FormulaM6

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heat it with a torch or cut it off? get a smaller socket and hammer it on and try again

TrammelZ28

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i would spray it with some pb blaster. heat it up and then try it, make sure you use a 12 point socket. you may have to switch to a smaller size.

blk97z28

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is the 12 point socket better? How long would it take to heat it up? It should be easy to take it off right? This always happens, one bolt just decides not to come the F*&^ off! Thanks guys

TrammelZ28

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12 point just has better grip over a 6 point. i just alway wait till it starts turning red and then beat a smaller socket on if the one you used on the other ones doesnt work.

97LT1

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I always thought the 12 point rounded corners easier????? I would hammer on a smaller socket, along with torch use.

jsteele90

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heat and a small socket beat on there or vice grips

94 F-body

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If it is a nut on a stud like mine try to apply more heat to the nut so the nut expands more than the stud

Out1aw

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I had to cut the head off of one of mine and tap it out. Good luck!

Vicious95Z28

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yup and yup!

Formula350

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Yea 12 points suck, but would be much easier to beat on I think. Make sure it's a socket you don't mind throwing away after

blk97z28

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thanks guys, if the thread on the stud got ruined, that can be fixed it. I thought this was called dye , like in a "tap and dye" set.

Formula350

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It's Die actually. Dye is what you put in your A/C compressor to check for leaks, or what you color eggs with at Easter.

If the THREADS are bad, yes, you'd use a tap for that. Taps are like bolts, Dies are like nuts. Then there's also Thread Chasers which are in both nut and bolt form. Those are just to clear out the threads, not to make new ones. If the threads ARE shot, what you'd need to do is 1 of 2 things. Tap it out to a bigger size and get a new bolt for the new size, or tap it out and put in a Heli-Coil

97LT1

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Also to add...... thread chasers help re-form threads without taking material away as well as clean. A tap is going to try to cut. Be sure to use plenty of oil also.

I purchased a thread chaser set from sears, when I had header bolt threads that messed up for the first 1/8 inch. I used the thread chaser to try to leave material and re-shape it, being the heads were aluminum.