To save the life of me I cannot figure out how to get a wrench on this last bolt. I've spent as much time trying to get this bolt off as I have taking the rest of the stock exhaust off. Someone please give me some insight on how to remove this passenger side header bolt all the way back near the firewall!

Travis

 

i got under the car with an open end wrench and had my way with that little bitch. that also how i did the last spark plug and new header bolt on the passenger side.

 

Go at it from underneath..
Remove the heat shielding panels from that side
Lie on back with head toward rear of car, feet towards front obviously..
Use right hand and either a 10mm (or is it 8mm, I forget) gear wrench or socket
From that angle you should have plenty of room, I think...
Thats how I did it.

 

Going to try that now, thanks guys!

 

10mm gear wrench if you don't have a compressor.

I have a 1/4" drive air-ratchet with 10000000 accessories for it. I can change the spark plugs from the tail pipe. That tool allows me to remove EVERY header bolt in about 30 seconds. It fits everywhere under the hood, and if it can't I can put some 1/4" wobble-extensions and U-joints on it.

 

yup from under the car. i believe i used my ratcheting wrench

 

i just removed the coil packs on the bracket and with a 10mm wrench

 

What he said.. Just remove the coil packs and it makes life easier. BTW, while you're doing that, might as well change you plugs at the same time

 

I was under the car with a 10mm ratches wrench and maybe a swivel head ratchet i used one of those two. to put it in with the headers tho i had to do it from up top and i never removed any of the coils.

 

I got it from the top. I was a bitch and the socket wrench decided to get jammed between the bolt and a plastic thing and nothing would move

 

i got it from the top too... long arms come in crucial

 

pop off your coil packs and get it from the top. 10 mm for both

 

yeah... underneath

 

did it from the top, real easy with the coils off

 

undid bolt from the top = long skinny girl arms. undid blot from the bottom = average length manly arms

 

Thanks for the help guys!

I did have to grind the casting tab on the block though..Pacesetters.

 

That tab was in my way too, I just beat the floor in.

 

Craftsman gear ratchet FTW

 

+1 for 10mm gear wrench

damn thing is a lifesaver!

 

I have the same issue but i have to drill that bolt out so im essentially fucked