ok im trying to take my parking brake release gears out..and they are held on by the two bolts that go through the firewall. well i got one of..but the other one is so demented the sockets wont grip it..and its caked with grease and crap from over the years..how can i get this bad boy of? and its in a tight spot..so i cant fit a cresent wrench or anything to big like that down there..
yea ive tryed all that, its hard to get in there with them to begin with and it just wont grip it hard enough..
AHHA..wow do i feel like a dumb as* LOL.. /forums/images/icons/grin.gif /forums/images/icons/grin.gif /forums/images/icons/tongue.gif
Do you have a welder? If so weld another bolt to the head of that one and use a socket to unscrew them as a unit. If you dont have a welder find a shop or friend that does have one.
thats a good idea..but it seems almost a little extreme..(i dont have a welder either)damn i cant beileve how the simplest things can turn into such hassles sometimes!
First of all, get all the crap off of it. Use a screwdriver or something to scrape it off. You can't expect a socket to grip something that is covered in crap. If after you clean it, you still can't get it, here's what to do. Find a socket that is just a little too small for the bolt head and drive it on there with a hammer. If that doesn't work, you can always put a little of that liquidy JB weld in the socket first, drive in on with a hammer, then let it harder. You'll probably ruin your socket, but your bolt should come out.
is it too small a space to get in a sawzall?or maybe a small hacksaw?the weld a nut on the end trick i have never heard of but sounds like a good idea.also like others said clean it up so you can see what you have to work with.then maybe try a metric socket to fit it a little tighter.the sizes are off just a little bit off in size from standard so maybe you can get a metric one to fit tighter on it.
<font color="blue"> </font color> What about using a small 6 or 8 in pipe wrench? Or Craftsman has that "strap-wrench" thing that might work.