'89 100 Intake Manifold

[Mihnea Cotet]

What works even better is a triple-square bit, just one size bigger than
the bolt, hit it with a hammer so it sits well into the bolt and enjoy
disassembly. Worked for me better than anything else on numerous occasions!

HTH,

Mihnea

At 10:46 21/08/2003 -0700, mike mcclurg wrote:
>Eric,
>
>If they are the 6mm allen head variety, try pounding
>in a 1/4" hex drive bit or allen wrench. You can then
>put some pretty good torque on it. Worked for me on
>the upper half of my '89 100q intake manifold when
>they were stuck.
>
>Mike
>--- Eric Wulf <edwulf at msn.com> wrote:
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> > Hello to All,
> >
> > I have two stripped bolts (both lower and harder to
> > get to) in the intake manifold of my '89 100.  Any
> > suggestions/tips/tricks?  I've got a small set of
> > screw extractors, but I'm not sure I could
> > effectively use it in this case, considering the
> > space and angle involved.
> >
> > Thanks in Advance,
> >
> > Eric Wulf
>
>
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