6 point quality socket and a wobble drive extension. Need to get high quality stuff- Snap-on or similar. The wobble drive is the greatest thing there is! If throwing away the pipe, you can cut it off first with a sawzall, then get a socket on the bolt straight. If the bolt/ nut heads are rusted a lot, go to 1/2" or 12mm. Penetrating oil helps about as much as water in breaking stuff loose, IOW, never. If it won't come, you have to use a oxy-acetylene torch. Need to be very careful then to avoid damage. Al Bras Vanagons Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > Some clarification: the bolt I am having trouble with is page 26.7 in > Bentleys Vanagon book. Upper right corner of picture, passenger side > front exhaust flange. (Actually I need to remove the lower bolt -- not > shown -- from the flange.) > > I can't get a box wrench over it, only an open-end wrench or a socket at > a slight angle. The exhaust pipe is in the way. > > I'll bet someone knows the secret technique for sweet-talking that > bolt off. > > |
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