RotaryGeek

That sounds like a great way to hurt yourself or something else. use a impact or a breaker bar with a cheater pipe. or if you have to, slowly lower the jack so the wieght of the car actually loosen's the bolt with out you doing any work.

J-SMITH69

another good idea

Jorsher

yeah that sounds workable. I've never had a bolt give me this many problems before.

Someone told me to wedge the breaker bar on something (like the ground) and turn the starter (as long as it turns the right direction)

JonDouglas

That would work unless the engine spins CCW like most Honda engines do.

Jorsher

yeah i thought so too but doesn't matter cuz i'm doin the ---- tomorrow.

---- hondas.

btw their little clamps on the hoses are gay, they need to pay the extra couple pennies for the screw on kind.

88dx

Your car hate's you :1

stillnoturbo

I always just put it in gear and had my wife step on the brake pedal and used long extension with a impact socket and not some little cheesy socket cause they usually crack. Then a big *** breaker bar and then a piece of pipe over that. I don't usually have to put my effort into it. Haven't had one that it didn't work with. Also used a floor jack otherwise there's too much flex with the long extension. 3/8 won't cut that ---- either with my experience. SNAP!

Jorsher

Yes my car hates me, have never had so much trouble with this ----. The head/manifold swap, ac reinstallation, and timing belt change should have only took a few hours at the longest, that's including all the bs hassles like having to find tools and ----.

A non-cheesy socket broke, the 3/8 snapped to hell (like you said), and i've been using a 3-4ft pipe. Shouldn't have used the ratchet but we couldnt find the breaker bar to fit the socket. Ratchet broke. Found another one, socket broke. Found a breaker bar and got a new 17mm socket, wrong size socket (3/. So tomorrow need to get ANOTHER 17mm socket. ------- ----. We don't have a floor jack that goes high enough to stop flex with the long extension so I took off the bumper and windshield washer resevoir so I could use a shorter extension

JonDouglas

Not to be an ***, but they are not the only one that use those hose clamps. Pretty much every auto maker uses them because they put even pressure on the hose around its entire circumfrence instead of bunching the pressure up on one spot. Personally I ------- hate those screw type clanps and use them only if I absolutely have to. T-bolt clamps on the other hand are another story.


Makes life so much easier. Only problem is that they aren't cheap.

Jorsher

I know :P I've worked on a couple chevys and had one of my own. Meh and I meant t-bolt but whatever lol. As much as they charge for cars it wouldnt hurt to throw them on.