Rocker arm bolt rounded off. How do i get it off?

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06-26-2012, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by SStressin

same thing happend to me with 3 of them.. i broke 4 8mm sockets. ended up pulling the heads off with the broken rockers on took them to the machine shop and he drilled out the bolts. huge pain in the ***

Just a word of advice for anyone planning on removing the rocker bolts. Go buy a 6-point, 3/8" drive impact socket. The chances of breaking an impact socket using a hand ratchet is near zero.

A 5/16" (0.313") socket is a hair tighter on the bolt head than an 8mm (0.315").

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