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foosh · 08-02-2008, 03:07 PM

I apologize if this has been dealt with elsewhere, but a search for all the keywords I could think of produced nothing.

I decided to do my own oil change today. The last one was done at the dealer in conjunction with one of the regular checks while the car was under warranty.

I cannot remove either of the two allen head bolts in the undertray near the NACA ducts. They appear slightly stripped and/or over-torqued. Even though they don't need to be removed the allen bolts in the diffuser move just fine.

Does anyone have suggestions? My first instinct is to try to JB Weld an allen wrench into each, and then replace the bolts later. I hate drilling out bolts. Nothing about this car ever seems to be simple.

08-02-2008, 03:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
foosh AR #0369 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 753 Images: 4	Undertray allen bolts stripped/frozen I apologize if this has been dealt with elsewhere, but a search for all the keywords I could think of produced nothing. I decided to do my own oil change today. The last one was done at the dealer in conjunction with one of the regular checks while the car was under warranty. I cannot remove either of the two allen head bolts in the undertray near the NACA ducts. They appear slightly stripped and/or over-torqued. Even though they don't need to be removed the allen bolts in the diffuser move just fine. Does anyone have suggestions? My first instinct is to try to JB Weld an allen wrench into each, and then replace the bolts later. I hate drilling out bolts. Nothing about this car ever seems to be simple.