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please help with carb bolt 95 gtx
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timmyboy76
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Are they the 4 bolts hold'n the RV plate? Best bet, get everything out of the way ( intake, hoses..etc), then the carbs' bolts, I thought would be 8 allen bolts, if so remove those as well, then if RV plate is what ur try'n to remove, then go at it with vise-grips....good luck
Nate Surveyor
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I have had some success with allen bolts, with the following:
First, you have some aluminum corrosion down there. And, probably some locktight. So, spray penetrating oil down there, in abundance.
Then, while she soaks:
Take an allen wrench, that is just a little too big, and file it down, so that it is wedge shaped. And cut off the end, so that you are using a piece of it that is about an inch long. Then with careful study of the one that is the right size, you want it to just be the right size at the END, and taper slightly, as it goes up. Then, take this tapered one, and drive it down into the top of the bolt. Then, use either a socket that fits it, or a pair of vise grips and remove the bolt, by screwing it out.
Another thing that seems to help is an impact wrench. With the allen wrench in the end of it.
If all else fails, So what? Use a pocket grinder, or a hack saw, and cut off the tops of these bolts, and remove the carb. Now you have 4 studs to work with. Spray these studs nicely with penetrating oil. Let it soak in. Now, grind the sides of the studs flat, just a little. Now the top of the stud is oval shaped, with flat sides. Now, you should be able to remove them with vise grips.
I don't know if there is a specific penetrating oil MADE for aluminum corrosion, but that would be nice.
Now, of course you will want some new bolts to re assemble it. And, I recommend silicone in the threads, as it seems to provide a barrier for the electrolysis that causes the corrosion. Also, don't forget to dump some oil down the holes in the aluminum, while you go get the new studs. Then, slowly and carefully screw the new studs in, without a carb on it, to get the threads all cleaned out. You are basically thread chasing. You will want to do this a number of times, to get it all cleaned up and screwing in and out cleanly, without binding.
You want the studs to come out good in the future.
Nate
First, you have some aluminum corrosion down there. And, probably some locktight. So, spray penetrating oil down there, in abundance.
Then, while she soaks:
Take an allen wrench, that is just a little too big, and file it down, so that it is wedge shaped. And cut off the end, so that you are using a piece of it that is about an inch long. Then with careful study of the one that is the right size, you want it to just be the right size at the END, and taper slightly, as it goes up. Then, take this tapered one, and drive it down into the top of the bolt. Then, use either a socket that fits it, or a pair of vise grips and remove the bolt, by screwing it out.
Another thing that seems to help is an impact wrench. With the allen wrench in the end of it.
If all else fails, So what? Use a pocket grinder, or a hack saw, and cut off the tops of these bolts, and remove the carb. Now you have 4 studs to work with. Spray these studs nicely with penetrating oil. Let it soak in. Now, grind the sides of the studs flat, just a little. Now the top of the stud is oval shaped, with flat sides. Now, you should be able to remove them with vise grips.
I don't know if there is a specific penetrating oil MADE for aluminum corrosion, but that would be nice.
Now, of course you will want some new bolts to re assemble it. And, I recommend silicone in the threads, as it seems to provide a barrier for the electrolysis that causes the corrosion. Also, don't forget to dump some oil down the holes in the aluminum, while you go get the new studs. Then, slowly and carefully screw the new studs in, without a carb on it, to get the threads all cleaned out. You are basically thread chasing. You will want to do this a number of times, to get it all cleaned up and screwing in and out cleanly, without binding.
You want the studs to come out good in the future.
Nate
ok all four bolts are rounded out in the middle now what i even tried vise grips on the ones i can get to nope that dont even work i dont think i can get a drill in there to drill tem out this is bad the ski fires right up after sitting for three years but the carbs need to be cleaned the throttle is sticking and im sure the filters are gummed up is there another way to get the carbs out so ican drill the bolts out???
timmyboy76
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:ack:...retry with vise-grips, but try to tighten first, then loosen...
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I've had this problem before also. I took a 12 point, 12 mm socket and hammered it over the outside edge of the stripped out allen bolt. Then put a 3/8 wratchet on the socket and screwed the bolts out. I was totally surprized at how much grip the 12mm socket had on the bolt.
DAWG
I've had this problem before also. I took a 12 point, 12 mm socket and hammered it over the outside edge of the stripped out allen bolt. Then put a 3/8 wratchet on the socket and screwed the bolts out. I was totally surprized at how much grip the 12mm socket had on the bolt.
DAWG
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