well im swapping intake manis....... ive got 7 of the 8 bolts off..... one of the bottom ones ive been trying to get off for like 4 hours.......ive tried WD 40... all kinds of extensions..... it goes in .... right when i push hard.. the socket comes out of the bolt and wont turn it hard...... any ideas how to get this SHITTY 1 BOLT off??

 

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so what you're saying is that the bolt head is getting stripped/rounded off? If that's the case then Craftman (and others) make some special socket tools just for grabing hold of a rounded off bolt.

 

well i am not sure if its rounded off... looks ok to me.... but it just wont grip hard enough .. since it needs alot of force to open..... where can i find those sockets? part stores?

 

ttt

 

 

Yes goto sears they have a bunch of them, Make sure you know what size you need or buy a whole set...

 

The entire set is pretty pricey, but works pretty good. I work at Sears and have tried them, free of charge of course.

 

so if im using a 12mm normal socket now... , is there the same size of the round sockets or what?

 

cant open it!!

 

ttt

 

try going to the other side of the car and getting to that bolt from there. Sometimes a different angle approach will do the trick ie. pulling up rather than pushing down to break the bolt free or vice versa.

 

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You should be using PB Blaster.