Oy! Injen SR intake install...
#1
Oy! Injen SR intake install...
Quick question what the heck do I do with these bolts? I tried everything I got and I couldnt get em loose. what gives?
These are the 3 bolts at the bottom of the stock filter box. I was trying to remove it to install my intake but the bolts wouldnt budge. Any ideas?
These are the 3 bolts at the bottom of the stock filter box. I was trying to remove it to install my intake but the bolts wouldnt budge. Any ideas?
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Are you turning counter-clockwise? It's attached to a plastic filter housing. . . if they over torqued the bolts, they would have cracked the filter box.
#7
Just a thought but if the car had been driven right before you started the install it may have been hot enought to make the bolts harder to come out. Just a guess since I hardly even trust myself sometimes.
#8
The Car had been driven. I didnt have a breaker bar so I had to come up with one and I busted my roomated cheep socket wrench The car was driven prior to install so maybe heat. I am thinking I just need a real breaker bar. I will have to pick one up it looks like.
Thanks all.
PS Yeah I was turning counter-clockwise.
PSS Yes I tried a can of spinach
Thanks all.
PS Yeah I was turning counter-clockwise.
PSS Yes I tried a can of spinach
#9
1. moved to power hungry incase this comes up for someone else
2. it is a 10mm and it shouldn't be that hard to get off. i have small hands, so maybe if you large hands find someone with small hands and see if they can do it
2. it is a 10mm and it shouldn't be that hard to get off. i have small hands, so maybe if you large hands find someone with small hands and see if they can do it
#13
spray with wd-40 and let it sit for a bit..usually does the trick, although when i did my install, just pulled in from driving 40 mi from work....didnt give me any trouble at all..
just try the wd-40.
hope this helps.
JP
just try the wd-40.
hope this helps.
JP
#15
Originally Posted by unlmtdndeavor
and if that breaker bar and extension dont work, maybe someone played a prank on you and super glued those in, cuz they arent supposed to be that tight...try a can of spinach
my bolts weren't that tight, and i drove my box around quite a bit before putting the intake in.
i'd say devise an extension to clear the box... you may need a friend to help press downwards.. I borrowed my mechanic friend's tools so maybe you need some higher quality tools (the kind that don't break)
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