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Old Oct 27, 2011 | 10:53 PM
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I might have stripped a bolt (help)

So there are 8 big bolts that have to be taken off, to remove the twin turbo's the top right bolt that closest to the front of the car is slightly stripped, but I cant seem to get a good angle at it.... how can I get that bolt out with out stripping it to the point it cant be removed?
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Old Oct 28, 2011 | 09:05 AM
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Use a MAP or Oxy Acetelyne torch and a 6 point (not 12 point) socket. Heat that sucker up and it will come right out.
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Old Oct 28, 2011 | 02:12 PM
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If it gets ruined you could unbolt the engine mount bolts (1 on each side) and raise the engine up a little if it would give you better access. Sometime locking pliers will get rounded nuts off. Heat will also help as stated above. I have also been know to hammer a smaller crappy socket onto a soft nut in desperate situations. Last solution usually involves welding a piece on the nut that can be used to back it off.
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