plusONE jboy

I am trying to remove the 19mm bolt on the block to drain the coolant on the engine..

i cant get that freaking thing out.. where can i find a "breaker bar"?

Happyman

What about a 1/2" drive rachet with a long bar on the end? Have you asked your neighbors if they had a breaker bar?

plusONE jboy

i am using a pretty long bar right now, the wastegate kind of gets in the way but i dont want to take that off because its probably not going to help that much anyway

any other suggestions?

plusONE jboy

this is what i am trying to get too, just to give you an idea



picture is courtesy of team-integra

Happyman

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Lol I just sat there staring at that pic for like 3 mins thinking "where the **** is this wastegate he's talking about"...I say go ask neighbors or maybe goto a local shop and see if you can leave something thats worth something in exchange for borrowing their breaker bar until you return it...

plusONE jboy

yeah i think i just might.. thanks a lot for the help..


if anyone else comes up with anything dont hesitate to suggest..

EG_Civic_Si

I always have trouble getting the bolt off when changing my oil. I just put the correct size wrench, make sure its snug, and bang it with a hammer. works every time. have you tryed that? be careful not to strip it if u do.

jeffk182

Go to like home depot and but like a 1.5 foot piece of metal piping..does me wonders.

EJ1 wilcox

I would just go buy a breaker bar if I were you... they aren't that expensive and they come in handy really often if you are working on old Hondas...

You should be able to break that loose easily with a breaker bar...

jlacoy82

If none of your exhaust manifold tubing is in the way, try using a 6 or 12" (probably 12") 1/2" extension (like $10 if that) and a 1/2" breaker bar ($20-30 dollars I believe for a Craftsmen) so you have room out by the radiator support to turn the breaker bar. If you do manage to break it loose, slap a ratchet on there and go to town.

plusONE jboy

i cracked it open!!

woo hoo! used a lowes breaker bar


thanks again everybody

jlacoy82

Lowes breaker bar = a few feet of steel piping?

94eg!

iTrader: (2)

I think he actually bought a real breaker bar there. Thats where I got mine...

sactohonda

Good work, U could have also use some wd-40

But just to let you know the longer the handle the more ft-lbs you put on that bolt.

so a 1 ft handle putting on a 10lb pressure is 10lbs-ft.

and another 1ft to equal 2 ft. put on the same 10lbs of pressure and in actuallity you are putting down 20lbs. of pressure, woo hoo!! it is physics... all the way.

handle length || Your strength||equals
1ft X 10lbs = 10lbs-ft

Handle length plus added length || You strength||Equals
(1ft+1ft) X 10lbs = 20lbs-ft


Simple math, huh!?

b 1 6 a 2

Or just get one of these Husky Extendable Ratchests for the toolbox. It extends to 8 extra inches from its normal position.

It works pretty well.

BrianDelSol

My friend pubestripe and I use just a metal bar on the end of a rachet and beat the **** out of it.... AND ITS CHEAP!

all stock

don't use cheap extensions on that plug, i've owned all but craftsmans extensions on that piece.

Econo'Box

Liberally applied penetrating oil left overnight works wonders...

_Cyclone_

I always thought that bolt was on the back of the engine block... is it different for the d-series engines?

plusONE jboy

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exactly, i just bought a huge pipe that fit on the end of my ratchet, worked like a charm

plusONE jboy

thanks again guys

HeikDiesel

I one time had to use my stock exhaust to break a spindle nut loose... I really need to invest in a good breaker bar. Thanks for the idea about the huskey

plusONE jboy

or just go to lowes and get a 2 ft steel pipe for only 5 bucks

HeikDiesel

I guess that would be the cheaper route

plusONE jboy

definately cheap.. and once you are done you can return it.

FREEBIE!