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Hey I am in the process of changing my pan gasket and I am tryint to get the 2 bolts on the sttering rack that connect it to the subframe off. Problem is they are on extreamly tight. I just molested a 5/8 socket and its not budging at all. I hosed it down with liquid wrench and nothing. What Size is this bolt?? I am assuming its metric because the 5/8 dosnt fit to well, I dont think I have a socket in metric big enough.
 
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Yeah, it's definitely going to be metric, but I don't know what size it is. Not a good idea to use an improper socket on something like that since you definitely don't want to round off the bolt head - I'm surprised it molested the socket and not the bolt head.
 
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Yeah, I got a 16mm because I saw that on a article on bmwe30.net but thats to big so now im assuming its a 15, joke of the day is the only car I could drive is going to be gone until tonight and now I cant go get that socket to get the rack off to finish my car lol.... hmm better call up some friends
 
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Yeah this is really weak, so far Ive stripped one 5/8 socket, shattered a socket wrench, I got a 15mm wrench, cut it in half and used a breaker bar. But it wont stay on the bolt straight and is starting to strip the bolt. Is there anyway to change the pan gasket without taking the rack off???
 
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haha yeah that was a joke btw, and i give up lol. Ive almost stripped the head. Ive broken $30 worth of tools and to top it off after I decided to quit the pan and just finish off my valve cover and I was putting oil back in 3.5 quarts ladter I found i forgot to put the drain plug back in and I had 3.5 quarts of oil on my garge floor covering a good 90% of my tools, took me about 3 hours to clean up... gaaah im going to the mechanic for this one.
 
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that story almost makes me want to take my car to a mechanic just for an oil change!! [rofl] but then again i don't forget to put the plug in. i do even lamer things like put two extra quarts in. for some reason, i was under the impression that my car took something nlike 7 quarts, and i didn't even check until i got to the 6th. so i drained it til the dipstick looked right. my family never reads directions, but let me tell you..there's some value in those suckers.
 
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