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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 04:46 PM
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Default Darn Exhaust Bolts!

Could this be in a more difficult location?

Several of them are loose... but one looks like it's gonna be a real pain...

Is Blue Lock-Tite the best thing to use to reduce this from happening?

Looks like I may need to remove the radiator... any tips or tricks?

Anyone with little hands want to do me a favor?



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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 04:50 PM
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i'll give it a shot if you want help
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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by hauseclipse
i'll give it a shot if you want help
If you are in the New Tampa area that would be great... my fat old hands aren't gonna make it.
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can't you fit a allen socket with a swival end in there with a short extention?
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Originally Posted by vdubguy18
can't you fit a allen socket with a swival end in there with a short extention?
Not really... there's not much room.
I am able to contort my hand to get in there... but it does not leave much room for work.

WHat is not showing up in the pics is the fan bracket... the bolt has backed out almost to the point where it is touching the bracket.
No room to get any tools on the bolt.
Gonna try to hand-tighten it enough to maybe get a 1/4 drive racket in there.

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Red Lock-Tite is stronger or you could try lock washers too.I don't have fat fingers. I am not to far from New Tampa.
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long pair of channel locks to run that 1 bolt in or small pair then try and fit a 1/4" drive ratchet with allen socket and swival might work not sure. I would loctite them we use some type of purple loctite at work with the lifts we have. ( im a forklift mechanic) Ill see it is and let you know monday works wonders never had a leak come from the fittings after using it and have the hell of a time trying to break them loose afterwords.


Those are all bolts right or look like it? Try using an regular allen and visegrips locked on the end of the allen and use it like a wrench.
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Originally Posted by jta
Red Lock-Tite is stronger or you could try lock washers too.I don't have fat fingers. I am not to far from New Tampa.
I used the last of my loc-tite on the casters on my new tool box

So unless you got time and loc-tite... it will have to wait till tomorrow.

This stinks...
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Originally Posted by Cecil
I used the last of my loc-tite on the casters on my new tool box

So unless you got time and loc-tite... it will have to wait till tomorrow.

This stinks...
I have both red and blue lock-tite and some time.
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