Transmission rant, help! Need advice or anything, asap

[Sonyps307]

They sell socket sets that are made to grip stripped bolts/nuts. I think they are called easy outs.

[907mge]

An easyout is generally used for removing a broken off bolt. But the sockets he talks of are an option. I've used vice grips before if there is enough room for them. But soaking a bolt is a very good idea, although it may take a few days to really do the job. Also when you are removing a stuborn bolt or nut remember that a 6 point wrench or socket is farless likely to strip then a 12 point.

[CanadianBak'inSupra]

yea i stripped the bolt that holds on my crank pully for my 1.6L with a 12 point.

USE 6 point

[cre]

Agreed, use a 6 point whenever you're working with a 6 point head.

You really want to try to avoid using easy outs unless they're the last option. In a case like this, if I can get at it, I go in with an angle grinder or a dremel and grind two sides to give me a good solid surface to get a wrench on with a VERY firm fit. Yes, a lot of penetrating oil too... spray, wait 20 minutes, respray, wait 20, respray. If no good there then hit it with a torch right before you try the wrench.

[ochowdero]

theres is no room to use vise grips at all,
i sprayed it with a bunch of penetrating oil,
and im actually gonna go out and try to get them off,
as for the stripped one,
what do you think would be the easiest to get it off?
i dont have a torch,
vise grips are out of the option,
and well i like the idea of the easy out,,,

if the 6 point doesnt work, i was just gonna hammer on a smaller socket(13mm since the original is a 14mm)
around the nut and try to get it off from there

[cre]

Usually an ISO socket is easier to get on.

For torch work just a burns-o-matic Oxygen/Mapp gas torch works fine and they're cheap... more than hot enough to get the bolt/nut cherry red.

They're pretty expensive on Amazon... I bought one quite a while ago and it was very cheap. Might look locally if you decide to get one.

Can you even get a drill in there to use an easy out? You need to drill it dead center and, more importantly, straight to use an easy out.

[ochowdero]

there is lil to no room,
right at the bottom of the exhaust manifold, right where the downpipe starts,
theres three bolts hold the downpipe to the manifold.
thats where there at.

[cre]

So the three that hold the elbow and downpipe together? The one between the exhaust and the engine? You're screwed... okay, not really, but it sucks. I've dealt with that one on MKIIIs before and it's no joy. If you can get the elbow disconnected from the turbo, then disconnect all the exhaust hangers you can drop the whole exhaust to give you room to work on it more intimately.

[ochowdero]

i dont hane turbo,

ill post a pic in about five mins of what im dealing with

[cre]

Then you're talking about the collector union. Disconnecting the manifold at the head will still give you extra room (if needed). I remember there was something annoying with the hanger right by that spot too, but I can't recall specifically what.