I'm having trouble with the top bolt of my dizzy. I've tried using a wrench, vice grips, and an offset screwdriver. No worky. I cannot use a socket or the kit from sears because it will not fit because of the tight space. The bolt is pretty rounded off as you can see from the pics. Is there anything I can do?

Thanks in advance

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Try using a dremel tool to make the bolt accept a large flathead screw driver. So basically you would just cut along one of the lines that are a part of the phillips screwdriver lines. Make sure not to cut to deep!

 

use some visegrips

 

I had this problem last night. Impact wrench man.

 

Craftsman makes a thin profile bolt out, try that one. Its on sale now for like $13 for 1/2 of the set.

 

Doesn't look that bad at all. Looks like it will still take a screw driver.

Try craftsman's bolt out

 

Have you tried a 6 point box end wrench? Ive had several of these like this and the trusty 6 pointer always broke them loose. HTH

 

sockets wont work on the top dizzy bolt. i have done this. but not that bad

vice grip WILL work but you have to make sure they are as tight as you can possibly get them, meaning you have to squeeze the hell out of it to lock it. make sure you lock it on the flat parts of the bolt and not the edges.

 

bolt-outs will not fit in there, nor will a six point socket or any socket. a regular screwdriver does not work and an with an offset screwdriver i managed to strip the rest of the thread on the screw side. thanks alot guys. i think tomorrow i'm about to brute force with a chisel and a large hammer and then vice grip the rest out.

thanks everyone for replying!

 

for real man go buy you a new pair of vice grips.... not some old ones you have used for a while..... with clean, fresh, teeth on them..... that will take it out!..... i have never seen a bolt that a new set of large vice grips will not take out.....

also they do make a inpact screwdriver...... might want to check into that too...i got one and it works wonders.....

 

there are also needle nose visegrips. you can also drill small holes in the side and turn it w/ a jewelers screwdriver but you'll have to replace the bolt

 

Try using a phillips Impact driver... you can get one from sears.... put it up to the screw... smack it with a hammer and it should come loose..... use them all the time at work...

 

make a slit in the top of the bolt with a dremel big enoguh to fit a flathead screwdriver in there and hit the flathead with a hammer worked for me

 

i had the same problem twice!!! i try everything if u use a philp bit and a very small wrench and turn it that may work or just break the bit... or u can do the easy way and that is a dremel and cut that fu@ker off and the dist will drop and the screw will lost the tension!!! now all u have to do is turn the headless screw with ur finger

 

I had the same deal, I took my dremel and cut a small piece out of the washer. Then took a screwdriver and a hammer, and whack that outside of the flat part of the washer, it then turns the bolt just enough for vice grips to work. My vice grips would grip like hell but that bolt was on good, and if vice grips wont work you'll have a hell of a time with a screwdriver, just cant get enough umph into it.

 

The best and fastest way is Vise grips. Since you have to toss that bolt anyway since it is trashed. Vise grips will get that off in a sec.

 

you can get that off just use your vise grips

 

i vote vise grips

* edit * oh, and your advanced..

 

Vise grips.

 

everyone forgot to add kung fu grip for the vice grips. It might hurt but, hell its worth it.

 

My buddy had this same problem on his 90' CRX Si and I went and found the biggest phillips head screw driver that fits tightly in the slot and with one hand turning the screw use the other hand to apply force to the end of the screw driver to prevent it from slipping.

 

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I do that with the rotors. Sometimes the phillips likes to strip. I would take a huge screwdriver pound it in with a hammer so it sticks nicely. Then ill have a friend push in hardcore on the end of the screwdriver. Then ill take some pliers or channelocks and turn the bitch. works everytime.

 

if you heat the screw/bolt with a toarch you'll be able to get it off with vicegrips for sure.
I had that problem with a bolt that was rusted and stripped, i swear is was a circle.
just heat it up a bit and i'll go

 

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I had that problem with a bolt that was rusted and stripped, i swear is was a circle.
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what are you stupid? dont listen to this guy.

DONT use heat in that spot. (well the kind of heat a torch produces)

Throw away your 12pt wrenches when your cracking bolts loose, ONLY use 6pt wrenches/sockets for cracking things loose and make sure you use the right size, like if its a 15mm dont use a 5/8 and hope it works...

Vice grips should work, you have said you tried... I bet i could get it with vice grips, if that dosent work cut the head off. Then once the dizzy is off it will be very easy to clamp onto the stud and take it out with vicegrips.

-Eric

 

spray some penetrating lube on it and let it sit overnight. Then give it a few hits with a hammer for some impact. THEN I would try the vicegrips