who's got the tools? bolts won't budge

[Astral]

Hey folks,

I decided to change my battery (Saturday I had to jump my car after it sat in the cold for 16 hrs), and go for an Optima Red Top. However, to get to the battery, I need to remove the strut tower bar. Bazooka Joe helped me install the bar (thanks!), and he used an air tool to screw the bolts down on it. Lemme tell you, they are in there tight I can't get them to budge with the tools that I have (the only thing I have is a 10" ratchet, really).

So any suggestions on how to get these off? Does anyone have a breaker bar or something that I could use real quick to get the strut bar off to change the battery? Air tools?

- Astral

 

[bazooka joe]

if you can start the car, take to a local shop and have them take it off. you can also try a piece of steel pipe slid over the wrench for some added torque?
sorry your not closer to me or i'd come over!

Hey folks,

I decided to change my battery (Saturday I had to jump my car after it sat in the cold for 16 hrs), and go for an Optima Red Top. However, to get to the battery, I need to remove the strut tower bar. Bazooka Joe helped me install the bar (thanks!), and he used an air tool to screw the bolts down on it. Lemme tell you, they are in there tight I can't get them to budge with the tools that I have (the only thing I have is a 10" ratchet, really).

So any suggestions on how to get these off? Does anyone have a breaker bar or something that I could use real quick to get the strut bar off to change the battery? Air tools?

- Astral

 

[Protege52003]

i have a 52 inch breaker bar astral.......

 

[goldstar]

After you get the bar off and replace the battery, remount the bar with the correct torque setting. According to the FSM, the 4 bar mounting nuts should be tightened to 13 to 19 ft/lbs. Definitely not a setting requiring air tools to achieve.

 

[Pretzellogic]

if you can start the car, take to a local shop and have them take it off. you can also try a piece of steel pipe slid over the wrench for some added torque?
sorry your not closer to me or i'd come over!

Yup, just pick up a piece of pipe and slip it on for MAD TORQUE, Yo!

 

[bazooka joe]

After you get the bar off and replace the battery, remount the bar with the correct torque setting. According to the FSM, the 4 bar mounting nuts should be tightened to 13 to 19 ft/lbs. Definitely not a setting requiring air tools to achieve.

he's correct! we didn't need the air for those nuts!!

 

[Astral]

i have a 52 inch breaker bar astral.......

Awesome, let's break those beeznotches free Thursday night then, huh?

 

[jred321]

i go to the gym a lot, i can come try. the power of air tools might be greater than I however

 

[Astral]

he's correct! we didn't need the air for those nuts!!

Yeah, I guess we didn't know what the stock torque settings were supposed to be. I really should pick up a torque wrench, so that I know that I'm putting in the proper torque for sure.

BTW, I moved to Waltham, MA, as of a month ago, so I'm a little closer to ya now (but only by like 10-15 mins). Way closer to Boston, which is nice.

 

[Protege52003]

Awesome, let's break those beeznotches free Thursday night then, huh?

will do.....

 

[bazooka joe]

i have a torque wrench now, if you want to borrow it? let me know and i can meet you at my office.

 

[slug420]

im having the same problem with one of the bolts on the passenger seat.....

I dont have a pipe to slip over it so i guess im gonna have to go pick up a bigger ratchet

 

[bazooka joe]

im having the same problem with one of the bolts on the passenger seat.....

I dont have a pipe to slip over it so i guess im gonna have to go pick up a bigger ratchet

come man, you a big strong boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!(dunno)

 

[slug420]

i tried everything from hammering on the ratchet to sitting in the car and kicking it....it wont budge.

 

[bazooka joe]

astral, did you get the fricken nuts off?

 

[Astral]

astral, did you get the fricken nuts off?

I haven't tried yet, I'm going to meet Ryan Friday and he'll bring his breaker bar (5x longer than my ratchet) over and we can try to get them off then.

- Astral

 

[Protege52003]

I haven't tried yet, I'm going to meet Ryan Friday and he'll bring his breaker bar (5x longer than my ratchet) over and we can try to get them off then.

- Astral

its in my car now....sorry about tonight man. tomorrow we will get together!

 

[Protege52003]

....installed optima at 11:30 tonight before we went out drinking. made a logical decision there i believe.....although I would probably not have gotten as cold if we installed it after drinking?

my neighbors probably think i am crazy working on a friend's car at such a late hour and with the frigid weather......thanks for the food and beer tonight astral....

-R

 

[Protege52003]

.......wish i could fall asleep.....wish i could fall asleep!

 

[bazooka joe]

you are an example to all us wanna be nepocer's!! thanks for hrlping astral out man!