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damn I stripped a rocker cover bolt
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 2:40 pm
by akiragost
So I think I stripped a rocker cover bolt, it turns cw and ccw but it doesn't tighter or come off. How do I remove this? It happened on my old prelude before but I can't remember how I sorted it out? And when I do get it out. Do I just replace the nut? Or need to get the bolt too, don't even know where to get these from, someone help please, I need to get my rocker cover off but for the life of me dunno how to remove this nut!
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 2:48 pm
by vanzep
Its a pain in the arse when that happens...it will most likely be the stud - either the thread has stripped and nut just spinning or the nut is jammed onto the stud and the stud is spinning- i had to replace a few of the studs on mine.
take all the other nuts off and get some upward pressure and the try turning the nut - even if the nut doesnt come off you may be able to undo the stud from the head but will take quite a few turns.
there are a couple of different sizes so you need to look on lings to make sure you get the right one.
i have a few spares here from 4th gen but should be same part for 5th gen
hope this helps
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 6:03 pm
by mercutio
get a flat headed screwdriver under the silver washer lever it up slightly while turning the nut and you should get it to start to bite
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 7:55 pm
by akiragost
Really? Where is it actually stripped? Will I need to put in a new bolt, retap etc?
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 12:45 am
by G-lude
akiragost wrote:Really? Where is it actually stripped? Will I need to put in a new bolt, retap etc?
You won't need to retap, buy a brand new dome bolt and stud from lings, happened to me and it's just a case of unscrewing the stud once you have taken the rocker cover off, I used it as a good excuse to get in there and check all the valve clearances too
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 8:31 am
by akiragost
If that's eh case if all else fails I guess I could just Dremel the nut off ?
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 8:32 am
by akiragost
And I have no idea what lings is lol
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 8:33 am
by akiragost
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 11:29 am
by G-lude
Yeah mate that's the correct website
and yeah you could dremel the nut off, I'd try what's been mentioned first though
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:29 pm
by akiragost
Yea gonna give everything a go. And I saw those washer and bolt kits for the rocker cover on ebay. It says they fit preludes but how does that work? I thought our preludes used the studs and on top are nuts so how do I just use bolts like the ones they're selling? I've seen some pics on google of people doing it too with bolts.