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24 Nov 2004, 07:11 pm
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Re: Idle Fluctuation
"Graham W" <graham@his.com.puter.INVALID> sprach im
news:41a519e9$0$4026$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net: > Caroline wrote: >> "Chopface" <thename_is_slick@yahoo.com> wrote >> snip >>> I just fear >>> the bolts on the manifold heat shield. I've never tried to unfasten >>> them. >> >> Yes, they can get a little tight. > > Indeed! > > My neighbour across the road was a w/shop foreman and I wanted > to put an oversize washer on one of the heatshield bolts so I asked > him what the chances were of getting the bolt out with its head still > connected. > > He advised to find a socket that was an absolute tight fit on the head > of the bolt even if it needed a firm tap to get it on fully. I found an > imperial one I had did just that. He said once the socket had been > 'attached' to the bolt-head that one should apply torque progressively > increasing and to (attempt to) turn it in both directions. Do this > sensitively and the bolt will break its 'sticktion' and come out clean. > > I did all of that and it did, indeed, come out clean! > Those bolts never seize. The constant heat/cool cycle keeps them free. The heads do rust though, so can appear undersize for the 12mm sockets that they were originally made for. If so, a 7/16" will fit with a bit of persuasion. -- TeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/     
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