How to get off header bolt?
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Have you rounded off the bolt head yet? Is the bolt broken? I've had two of these rear bolts break off. I've drilled them out after failing to remove them with an easy-out and installed HeliCoils. Then I used anti seize compound with upgraded bolts with locks.
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i dont know how tight it is to get in there and if there are any wires near buy, but you can try to heat the head of the bolt up and letting it cool to try and free it up. that is if you can get a tourch in there safly, i dont know.
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Removing that bolt took up about 3 hours of my time yesterday....I removed the first coilpack closest to the front of the car for more room for my arm...then used a long breaker bar on the end of the ratchet for leverage.