Important! : Fecking bolt is stuck neeed help !

[christurner291]

Hey all im trying to get drip tray cover thing off to respray it as part of my engine tidy up the 2 outer bolts open fine but as you imagine the last bolt wont move at all tryed spanners, rachet sets tho lot i wd40ed it left it and tryed again still nothing please help!!!!!!!!! pic below ...

[J222JRA]

Give it a little tap with a hammer....that may loosen the threads a little.

If still no joy get the engine running so its up to temperature and try again.....obviously be careful you dont burn yourself though.

If still no luck......ask a mate who has bigger guns.

[saxoclarke]

Originally Posted by J222JRA

Give it a little tap with a hammer....that may loosen the threads a little.

If still no joy get the engine running so its up to temperature and try again.....obviously be careful you dont burn yourself though.

If still no luck......ask a mate who has bigger guns.

wouldnt heating up the engine make the bolt and heat sheild expand ?.

[Gandi699]

Why not just mask up when cold and spray around it?
I'd just remove it to be honest, cut the bolt off with a grinder

[raunchz]

irwin extractor set might extract it.

Tbh I can just see the bolt head snapping off if it doesn't come off too easy.

[Gareth_R]

it will probably just sheers off, but i'd put a breaker bar on it if you arent strong enough. Try the heat method first though

[DreamEater]

You /could/ use an Impact Driver with the correct socket on the end

Dave.

[williamanderson31]

i had the same problem with mine - u use a breaker bar
the head then snapped off on mine, so just redrilled and tapped it - easy

[f13sta]

is it tight or rounded off?
tight = breaker bar
rounded off= either smash a smaller socket onto it or use a decent set of mole grips

[VinceVTS]

Originally Posted by Gandi699

Why not just mask up when cold and spray around it?
I'd just remove it to be honest, cut the bolt off with a grinder

cus if a job is worth doing its worth doing right.

Try using an impact driver if you or a mate have one, that might do just the trick

[blackie_2k5]

as been said tbh, if it doesnt come loose easyits only going to snap anyway, they always do

shouldnt need a braker bar though, it should shear off quite easily with just a ratchet

[stevo67]

Wire brush around the base of the bolt then soak with wd40,its a heatshield btw.


Steve.

[rick_VTR]

dont use molegrips! lol try impact driver, failing that, do what i did, chissel the head of then drill, re-tap and fit a new bolt. job done.