I can't get my air box off!!

supfoo514 · 05-28-2006, 03:19 AM

Okay.. so I was trying to get my airbox off to change my air filter but the bolt that connects it to the radiator support won't come up. I tried WD40 and got the bolt to turn but it won't come up. I don't know whats wrong. I tried to push the washer up a little bit but it still didn't work. It just turns and doesn't come up. Any suggestions? Thanks.

mrnickleye · 05-28-2006, 04:41 AM

Sounds like you have a stripped bolt, or hole. Try to stick a flat blade screwdriver under the head, or washer, and pry upward while you turn the bolt.

h8z2luze · 05-29-2006, 01:53 AM

Is there a nut on the otherside?

suprra_girl · 05-29-2006, 06:15 AM

yea maybe the welded nut has broken off

or try mrnickleye's idea

supfoo514 · 05-29-2006, 07:38 PM

I don't think there is a nut on the other side because I took the other bolt off with no problem. And I checked to see if there was a nut. I guess I'll try the screwdriver trick.

rnoswal · 05-29-2006, 11:10 PM

Well usually it is a blind nut on the other side of the sheet metal that is welded on so you won't have to hold the nut while taking out the bolt, but sometimes that nut breaks is weld and turns with the nut. I agree with the others as far as stripped out threads half way on the bolt. You may have to cut the head off and use a center punch to hit it out from the top if the screwdriver trick doesn't work. But prying up the bolt while unscrewing should do it.

Russ

05-28-2006, 03:19 AM	#1
supfoo514 Intake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 41	I can't get my air box off!! Okay.. so I was trying to get my airbox off to change my air filter but the bolt that connects it to the radiator support won't come up. I tried WD40 and got the bolt to turn but it won't come up. I don't know whats wrong. I tried to push the washer up a little bit but it still didn't work. It just turns and doesn't come up. Any suggestions? Thanks. __________________ 91 Turbo Automatic MKIII a.k.a "Sammie"

05-28-2006, 04:41 AM	#2
mrnickleye 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mojave Desert, Calif. Posts: 1,705	Little trick Sounds like you have a stripped bolt, or hole. Try to stick a flat blade screwdriver under the head, or washer, and pry upward while you turn the bolt. __________________ Had a Red 1989 N/A. Automatic. Sports Pkg. w/wing. TEMS, and some nice MODS. Sold to a friend 10/08/08.

05-29-2006, 06:15 AM	#4
suprra_girl 7M POWAH! ;) Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,312	yea maybe the welded nut has broken off or try mrnickleye's idea __________________ Please use the forum to ask your questions as they will get replied to much faster than pming me Pics of my build. "Good girls are just bad girls that don't get caught" Do a diagnostic first!

05-29-2006, 07:38 PM	#5
supfoo514 Intake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 41	I don't think there is a nut on the other side because I took the other bolt off with no problem. And I checked to see if there was a nut. I guess I'll try the screwdriver trick. __________________ 91 Turbo Automatic MKIII a.k.a "Sammie"

05-29-2006, 01:53 AM	#3
h8z2luze 12psi boost Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nor*Cal Posts: 338	Is there a nut on the otherside?

05-29-2006, 11:10 PM	#6
rnoswal Lexus & 550's Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bossier City LA Posts: 556	Well usually it is a blind nut on the other side of the sheet metal that is welded on so you won't have to hold the nut while taking out the bolt, but sometimes that nut breaks is weld and turns with the nut. I agree with the others as far as stripped out threads half way on the bolt. You may have to cut the head off and use a center punch to hit it out from the top if the screwdriver trick doesn't work. But prying up the bolt while unscrewing should do it. Russ