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Zd30 turbo heat shield

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Hi there, today I tried to remove the heat shield on the turbo so I can start to plan where I can put the pyrometer probe on the dump pipe. I got all bolts out except the one at the backside with the head of the bold facing the fire wall. Is there any tricks you guys use to remove stubborn bolts? I have tried using a ring spanner but it starts to deform
The bolt head this also happened when using a 6 point socket and breaker bar. I did think maybe I could weld a bar onto it to try and turn it, but only wanted to do this if necessary.
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I got all bolts out except the one at the backside with the head of the bold facing the fire wall. Is there any tricks you guys use to remove stubborn bolts? I have tried using a ring spanner but it starts to deform
Yep, that's the one on the "cat", use stuff like INOX or brake fluid but be careful around bodywork and plastics, let it soak for a while and it should work. Good spanners/sockets to use are the so called "Metrinch" type those grab on the flat side of the nut/bolt head so they're capable to undo even rounded of fasteners. Or go for the so called spline drive spanners/sockets but they are rather expensive. If you can swing a hammer there try to give it (the bolt) couple of hits that shock usually loosens up stubborn fasteners too. Use a punch, e.g. brass type so as to avoid damage to the bolt hex sides. When everything else fails use the blow torch to heat it up. Take care with that.
Cheers.
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