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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Topic started by: steble on 18 July 2010, 20:41

Title: bloody pain in the arse sodding manifold bolts!!!!!!!!
Post by: steble on 18 July 2010, 20:41

as above states one yes just one of the bloody alun headed bolts holding the inlet manifold on has rounded instead of undoing i assume this has happened to people before how do you get the bloody manifold off now?

why are they alun headed bolts anyway who's stupid idea was that :lol:

Title: Re: bloody pain in the arse sodding manifold bolts!!!!!!!!
Post by: Wayne on 18 July 2010, 21:25

Lots of ways, cut a slot if you have room and use a big screwdriver etc etc

Title: Re: bloody pain in the arse sodding manifold bolts!!!!!!!!
Post by: steble on 18 July 2010, 22:09

I'll have fun trying to get anything in the gap to do that :(

Title: Re: bloody pain in the arse sodding manifold bolts!!!!!!!!
Post by: Wayne on 18 July 2010, 23:25

Quote from: steble on 18 July 2010, 22:09

I'll have fun trying to get anything in the gap to do that :(

Try a bigger allen bit and hammer it in.

Title: Re: bloody pain in the arse sodding manifold bolts!!!!!!!!
Post by: steble on 19 July 2010, 10:18

yer was thinking of trying that again is tricky to get a hammer in there too, if only i had a ramp i could get at it from underneath then

Title: Re: bloody pain in the arse sodding manifold bolts!!!!!!!!
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 19 July 2010, 10:20

bang a torx bit in there steve   :afro:

Title: Re: bloody pain in the arse sodding manifold bolts!!!!!!!!
Post by: fishnchipsx2 on 22 July 2010, 22:42

Banging in a spline drive normally works for me on cheese bolts

Title: Re: bloody pain in the arse sodding manifold bolts!!!!!!!!
Post by: dontknow17 on 28 July 2010, 09:49

Snap-on make an easy out kit specifically for alun heads. i know its works cuz ive got a set at work. maybe you could hire a set or buy a set, i think they were about £65 though.
they look like normal easy outs but theyre flat bottomed and not got quite such an extreme taper.
and try heating it up a bit, hot air gun or a glow lamp (CAREFULLY!) on the manifold just to warm it a little....co-officient of linear expansion should mean that it will losen off.

Title: Re: bloody pain in the arse sodding manifold bolts!!!!!!!!
Post by: Lee_dub on 29 July 2010, 23:32

Irwin bolt grippers?