please if anyone can help me out after installing my cams and adjusting my valves and tighting the tensioner.i went for a drive and heard a whining noise which means the timing belt is too tyte. So anyways i go park my car and take out the 14mm for the tensioner a 12 point im an idiot i shoulda used 6. Anyways i put it on and try to take it off and i strip the ****** thing. I went to sears and bought their special tool for striped nuts and that didnt work. ANy thoughts maybe someone can help me ill give them couple bucks thanks in advance

art- i searched also and nothing helped

 

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you could try to slot it with a dremel and use a slot head screw driver. It might be a bit hard cause of the space restriction and the fact that it should be torqued to 40 lbs. Just a suggestion.

 

The safest thing (yet sucky) would be to pull the engine, so you can have more access to it. Maybe an impact would work at that point.

I know, you want a better option, but this one is nearly a sure way.

 

hammer on a smaller socket and take an impact and go to town.