help.... arp head stud
 

alright, well i stripped the 12 points off of one of the nuts on my arp headstuds and now i dont know what the hell to do, can i just buy a regular nut to fit on there? or does it have to be some good strength ----? and does arp have an actual official site so i can call them? all ive ever seen is just distributors selling their ----

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Call them up directly and buy it from there. They're really good guys.

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not to thread jack, but is there a special socket for those?

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just a 12 point socket

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i c thanx

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12 point is kinda special I guess, not to common is standard kits, I had to buy one anyways and I picked up another 12 point for my arps bolts

BTW- How the hell do you strip a 12 point nut? You trying to throw a 13mm on there or something? Ive seen people strip some hard ----, but head bolts are something you cant ---- around with

A regular high grade nut would do just fine though

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Best thing to do is get one from ARP directly, but it's a bit pricey for just a nut.

If your hardware store has hardened nuts (I do) then that'll probably work fine. I was missing a couple washers from my kit and I just bought some hardened ones from the local True Value.

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sometimes those sockets are hard to find. it is easy to find a 12 point shallow but a 12 point deep is hard to find.

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deeper is infact better

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always

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well like i said, does arp have a site that i can contact them at? im just going to go down to fastenal and get one

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Do you not know how to use Google? I just found their website in 5 seconds.

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its not as hard as u might think. flexplate bolts on a powerstroke are 12pt 18mm and i have ended up having to take many of them out with a air chisel. best thing to do is buy snap on sockets for stuff like that. a lot of people say snap on is a rip off but their stuff really is better though it is over priced but its worth it in the headaches itll save you

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yea this is something i dont understand, ive watch all my friends strip ---- out and break stuff, or try loosen'n something and they r going the wrong way, ITS JUST COMMON FUCKN SENSE lol but good luck and yeah i wouldnt reccomend using a nut from the hardware store.