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Didnt work. I can't get enough room to force the bolt extractor onto the mangled nut. As of now I think im just going to cut the thing off and pray that I have enough stud visible after removing the manifold to get it soaked for a few days in blaster and grab it with vice grips. I've tried to find someone local that could come weld a nut on to back it out but no luck. I'm also not sure there's room to properly drill it out if that fails so for my skill level I'd basically be screwed at that point.Wahooo wrote: ↑Tue Sep 20, 2022 2:34 pmWith enough Free All/PB Blaster these bolt extractors from HF haven't let me down yet.
https://www.harborfreight.com/38-in-dri ... 67894.html
With the location of this nut in front/under the manifold pipe I cant figure out any way to grab the stug without taking off the manifold and hoping there's enough stud left to grab afterwards, which is what I'm going to end up trying I think. Once the manifold is out there will be much miter room to get leverage in the stud.silverarrow27 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 5:45 pmHave you tried a vice grip directly onto the stripped nut and just take the stud out with it?
Also, with the cost of labor you might be better off buying a cheap welder.AS_The_Crow_Flys wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:40 pmIs there enough room for a chisel and hammer to split the nut or cut it in half with a Dremel/grinder. If you can split it off you can get the header off and then have room to do the two nut method to try to get the stud out?
Found a relative with a welder. Took all of 5min to get it off. Now I get to enjoy hours of putting it all back together. Thanks for all the adviceAS_The_Crow_Flys wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:43 pmSomething like this might help.
https://www.amazon.com/EEEKit-Splitter- ... B07MV7NQ1N
Sorry for the multiple posts. should have organized my thoughts better.