Falconhell13 Member 61 Member For: 4y 5m 29d Posted 04/10/20 05:45 AM Share Posted 04/10/20 05:45 AM Does anyone have any tips on removing the manifold brack bolt closest to the firewall? I have everything off ready to go but cant for the life of me crack this bolt, can only get a ring spanner in there, locked a larger spanner on the 13mm spanner to lever it but it will not budge no matter how much weight n lever I can get with the space given, any help appreciated cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,292 Member For: 16y 10d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 04/10/20 05:53 AM Share Posted 04/10/20 05:53 AM something like this is what I used Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconhell13 Member 61 Member For: 4y 5m 29d Posted 04/10/20 06:01 AM Author Share Posted 04/10/20 06:01 AM Were you able to get a pole onto it for leverage? Every other bolt was easy as but this one was a headache that the hardest to reach one was hardest to crack, guessing I dont need to put the bracket back on when I put on the new turbo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,292 Member For: 16y 10d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 04/10/20 06:04 AM Share Posted 04/10/20 06:04 AM You don't "have to" put the bracket back... I personally never do... but of course it'll help with longevity of the surrounding parts if you put it back. I just couldn't get enough accurate leverage with a normal spanner, but one of those ring spanners that was bent like the picture above was able to get onto it snugly and be about 5cm longer so had enough torque to crack the nut and from there it was just a matter of patience to get it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,117 Member For: 9y 2m 21d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 04/10/20 06:07 AM Share Posted 04/10/20 06:07 AM Spray some CRC on it and get a longer lever such as a steel pipe. They're lock tighted from factory so can be hard to get started. Wear a glove if you're worried about skinning yourself and try harder. For all you know you could be 95% of the way there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconhell13 Member 61 Member For: 4y 5m 29d Posted 04/10/20 06:12 AM Author Share Posted 04/10/20 06:12 AM I ended up ripping the gloves off in anger and skinned my knuckles a few times from then onwards😂 even jump in the engine bay n had my foot pushing down on the bigger spanner I had locked onto the smaller one for leverage, just wouldnt crack though. Seemed excessive for the bracket bolt to be on so tight for that one bolt but im sure they had a reason🤷♂️will get a set of those spanners and see how I go. Cheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,292 Member For: 16y 10d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 04/10/20 06:13 AM Share Posted 04/10/20 06:13 AM if you've got a ring spanner on it tightly already, then puff's suggestions above should work fine... you just need better and more accurate leverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconhell13 Member 61 Member For: 4y 5m 29d Posted 04/10/20 06:16 AM Author Share Posted 04/10/20 06:16 AM Yeah I have a ring spanner on snug and the leverage I had seemed night and tight. Maybe I stuffed up by not soaking it with crc first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,292 Member For: 16y 10d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 04/10/20 06:17 AM Share Posted 04/10/20 06:17 AM and putting a pipe over it gives you heaps of extra length and torque which should crack it no worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,117 Member For: 9y 2m 21d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 04/10/20 06:21 AM Share Posted 04/10/20 06:21 AM They aren't really that tight, it's just the glue holding it. CRC will help but it'll still be hard to crack. You'll get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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