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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 04:03 PM
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Hey everybody im taking my stock heads of of my LT1, its a camaro, and 2 of the bolts in the back of the left head are striped, and the last bolt in back of the right head also seems to b stripped... I tried using the ratchets for striped bolts and it still doesnt work.. does anyone have any sugestions on how to take them off..?
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 04:24 PM
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Hey everybody im taking my stock heads of of my LT1, its a camaro, and 2 of the bolts in the back of the left head are striped, and the last bolt in back of the right head also seems to b stripped... I tried using the ratchets for striped bolts and it still doesnt work.. does anyone have any sugestions on how to take them off..?
Get 1 step smaller socket and hammer it on the bolt then try taking it off. This is what my dad always recomends to me. You should of used the right size socket to begin w/ and taken your time. Good Luck.
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 07:50 PM
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Sears has the sockets for stripped bolts they work very well
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