thizzledance

ok i tried cleaning/polishing my stainless steel header and i was taking off and i stripped bolt i'm so lost right now what the heck should i do i need help fast...cuz im screwed i got to ge off fast and put on stock to get smogged and i need this header off omfg im in a pothole ppl ..im just dumbfound right now plz help!!!!!

Filliam H. Muffman

Sorry, you have to throw the car away, its useless now.

But seriously, search. you arent the first one who stripped a bolt.


Give a man a fish, feed him for a day.

Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.

philosofy1

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HAHA!! that's funny.

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if you're going to throw it away, give it to me!

but no seriously, do you have a tap and die set. try to re-thread it, if that doesn't work, there is always helicoil.

komat

if its the bolt head is stripped. they make special sockets for stripped heads

95bkeg

I have done this a few times and it's not the most techhnical job but it works. If you can get to the bolt easy enough get a flat file and file a few sides so you can get a cresent wrench on it or a smaller size sochet. You have to throw it away but at least you can get it off.

I Shot 50 Cent

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Pretty much what I was gonna say. File the **** out of each angle (if you know what i mean) until you can fit an adjustable wrench or maybe even a smaller socket on it. As stated by the quote...the bolt will be trash afterwards but no biggie.

Don't sweat it man, easy fix. It happens ALL the time!

Archidictus

Header bolt? Does not compute. Did you mean <u>header stud</u>?

If the stud is the problem, remove the rest of the header and use vice-grips on the non-threaded part to remove it. Simple stuff. If you mean you stripped the nut on the stud, grab it with vice grips or use a Crafstman bolt-biter socket to get it off.

Neither issue is particularly dire, nor should you be bent out of shape about it. Happens to the best of us.

bart2546

Craftsman bolt-outs. Tried and true

I Shot 50 Cent

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Great ****** tool right there!

vtec4lyfe

^ those things ******* saved my life when i worked at an oil change when i was younger

miahmouse

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Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Give a man a match and he'll be warm for a minute;
Set him on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

I Shot 50 Cent

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Set him on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.</TD></TR></TABLE>

haha nice.

Thats kinda like.....

I like my women, like I like my coffee...


Ground up and in the freezer!


Well...actually its nothing like it, but I wanted to say that for a while hahaha.

2000EM1

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lmao!

EJgsr

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Archidictus &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Header bolt? Does not compute. Did you mean <u>header stud</u>?

If the stud is the problem, remove the rest of the header and use vice-grips on the non-threaded part to remove it. Simple stuff. If you mean you stripped the nut on the stud, grab it with vice grips or use a Crafstman bolt-biter socket to get it off.

Neither issue is particularly dire, nor should you be bent out of shape about it. Happens to the best of us.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ok now im not trying to argue or start anything. you are the man when it comes to answering posts BUT... but some b-series come with header bolts. i know mine did. i took all of the bolts out and the two end studs and replaced them with 12 point 10mm from a old pressure plate. they go into the head farther and are less likely to strip...