EGR bolts!!

[GearBangnAccord]

for some reason this is the second IM i cant get those nuts off any idea i've used sockets which dont fit properly, wrenches that slip, an all sorts of pliers, and still no luck. ANy ideas wud b appreciated thxx

[F22HB]

I always just use a 3/8" rachet with a short socket and a 12" extension.

[wed3k]

i usually need a wobbly extension.

[WilliamW]

Use a 12" extension with a universal socket (can't remember the size, 12mm i think).

I had a problem taking them out because apparently something had fallen on the EGR and tilted/crushed it so it was covering up one of the bolts. I had to use a wrench, it took forever but I eventually got it. If you EGR is crooked, It's bad and you need to get a new one.

[F22HB]

Make sure the socket is a 12point. It will make it easier.

[noobcake]

Make sure the socket is a 12point. It will make it easier.

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or else your going to have to find a special socket that will fit your round bolt

[southsidecb7z]

hmmm...didnt have a problem with mine...but then again it only had one nut on it...yalls have bolts? My whole engine is ass backwards

[F22HB]

hmmm...didnt have a problem with mine...but then again it only had one nut on it...yalls have bolts? My whole engine is ass backwards

I think the op was just callin the nuts bolts. Unless he seriously has bolts. Shouldn't

[noobcake]

I think the op was just callin the nuts bolts. Unless he seriously has bolts. Shouldn't

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didn't even notice

[radiuslight]

I have all that and swivel Sockets and they do not adapt perfectly.....sockets only grip the edge and can strip the nuts.....

I used a crappy craftsman 12mm open box wrench to break the bolts and tighten them they will come off with your fingers after you break them free.......

[GearBangnAccord]

ya that the problem breakin em free!!

[batever]

handy way to break those inaccessible bolts/nuts free

here's a handy way to develop torque by hand to break those inaccessible bolts free when you can put a wrench on it but can't exert much force because of your body position:

1) place the open side of a combination wrench on the target bolt.

2) put a 3/8 inch hex extension that's the right size in the closed end of the combination wrench, and put a 3/8 inch extension on that. (If the combo wrench is 10mm, then you can skip the hex bit part because 10mm is approximately 3/8 inch.)

3)use your3/8 inch ratchet wrench on the 3/8 inch hex bit or the 3/8 extension to turn it all.

it will break it free. the combo wrench acts like a super-long crowsfoot extension, and you can exert all the torque you want from a normal body position.

you can also skip the extension, of course, and just use your ratchet wrench if all you need it the ability to reach straight on the same plane as your ratchet wrench into something inaccessible.

Tips: just make sure the wrench is firmly seated/aligned on your target bolt or you can deform the bolt/ nut sides, and possibly put a dent in your combo wrench too.

be aware that this set up amplifies/ multiplies torque, so don't use this tightening with a torque wrench unless you calculate a new torque setting for your wrench.

If the bolt is 10mm, you don't even need the hex bit . your 3/8 extension will fit in the open end of the combo wrench, and just put the open side of the combo wrench on the target nut/bolt.

I have also used this technique to apply a specified torque amount to a very inaccessible bolt surface on my water pump (before I bought a crowsfoot set, which would have worked great too). Now that I have those crowsfoot wrenches I am in love with them. Almost.

you need to get your calculator out and run the torque calculations if you are gonna do this to apply a specific torque, though. For a given desired target torque, based on my wrench lengths, using my 10mm wrench, aligned straight with the torque lever arm, I needed a setting of about .78 of what I would have needed with the bare torque wrench. I also tested it on another bolt first to see if it was torquing approximately right.

have fun!

[93excoupe]

I used 1/4 drive tools to get to mine. It made the job so much easier.
When reinstalling the nuts I put tape in the socket so the nut would not fall out.
Good Luck

[batever]

sockets which dont fit properly, wrenches that slip, an all sorts of pliers, and still no luck.

Reading your original post again, I am pretty sure that if the fastener wasn't already damaged, it is likely to have been damaged by all of these combined efforts at removing them with pliers and slipping wrenches. My guess is that the faces on the nuts are damaged or rounded somewhat, and that's why nothing fits right? If so, you might need to use a Sure Grip socket for damaged fasteners. Then replace with new nuts/bolts once it is off.

I have a set I bought at Autozone, I have never had to use them, but others have said they work great and hold securely on damaged/ stripped nuts and bolt heads when they are necessary. In extreme cases you can hammer them onto the nut or bolt head, then when you apply torque to it the sharp flutes in the socket dig into the fasterner and you can spin it out.

Also, sorry about that long post two posts above about removing inaccessable fasteners--It's not that relevant to this thread. I just realized I wrote it for another thread, but accidentally pasted it into this thread.

[GearBangnAccord]

Also, sorry about that long post two posts above about removing inaccessable fasteners--It's not that relevant to this thread. I just realized I wrote it for another thread, but accidentally pasted it into this thread.

dun wry thx for ur hlp i tried that method but no luck, well i got one nut off still working on the rounded one