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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 05:19 PM
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ok ok i got my new ARP header bolts today and i PB blasted them earlier. i want to know what not to do when taking the Pace setter bolts out they came with the headers and i just dont trustm i think i'll go through the wheel well to get the rears i got a 2 foot and a short extension too

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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 05:21 PM
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Dont put too much stress on the bolts. Take it slow. If you feel like one is breaking let off. Hit it again with the PB blaster before you start. Mine came out with no issues be we dont have the rust issue down here lol
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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 05:31 PM
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Yeah, just slowly apply pressure. Don't put all of your strength into it from the start.
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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 05:33 PM
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Give them a good douse of PB blaster before you start and along the way if they are sticking. And like said above, slow and easy.
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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 06:15 PM
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If you can feel them starting to break then you're not going to get them out without breaking them, IMO. PB fluid only does so much. If they do break, extracting them through the wheel well is easiest.
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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by AndysC3
Dont put too much stress on the bolts. Take it slow. If you feel like one is breaking let off. Hit it again with the PB blaster before you start. Mine came out with no issues be we dont have the rust issue down here lol
no rust issues either, and 70k miles, and I broke two, that was after using KROIL for 5 days.
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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 09:12 PM
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these bolts only have been in for 2 yrs , am i being overly cautious?
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no rust issues either, and 70k miles, and I broke two, that was after using KROIL for 5 days.
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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 09:17 PM
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you can never be to cautious when avoiding broken bolts. i broke the one right next to the firewall. the only way to get it out is to remove the head. makes for a bad day.
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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 09:18 PM
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Soaked mine in PB blaster the night before, another soak half hour before pulling them the next day, came right out.
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Old Mar 12, 2012 | 09:36 PM
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After the soak if you have the room give the head of the bolts a few taps with a hammer will help to 'shock' them.
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