Engine Retorque lower intake manifold bolts

Noobz347 said:

No

Put a combo wrench on the bolt that you just torqued in the sequence.

Rotate it by hand until it [just] moved. Remember with your hands, how that felt and transfer it to the bolt you can't get a socket on.

Alternatively, you might be able to get a crows foot in there.

On a side note: You can replace hard to reach bolts with hardware that has an internal and external wrenching feature.

Something like this but for the next time you pull the intake:



Don't use the round ones. If the internal wrenching feature strips it can be a PITA.

These can be harder to find but they're out there. ARP has them along with some others.

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