# SR20DET head bolts....

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20det-head-bolts/97464
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive
**Created:** [June 28, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20det-head-bolts/97464 "2006-06-28T20:16:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![Fitzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Fitzy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fitzy)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20det-head-bolts/97464/1 "2006-06-28T20:16:29Z")

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WTF is it?? it’s like a massive Hex… help.

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### Author: ![robbbby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@robbbby](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/robbbby)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2006, 3:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20det-head-bolts/97464/2 "2006-06-29T03:40:58Z")

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Massive?

It’s like 14mm. Goto any tool store and buy a hex head style socket

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### Author: ![Fitzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Fitzy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fitzy)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2006, 5:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20det-head-bolts/97464/3 "2006-06-29T05:20:36Z")

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thanks 🙂

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### Author: ![stillslow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@stillslow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/stillslow)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2006, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20det-head-bolts/97464/4 "2006-06-29T06:29:03Z")

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Make sure you get a 1/2 drive hex socket because your going to need a power bar to get them off.

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### Author: ![Fitzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Fitzy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fitzy)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20det-head-bolts/97464/5 "2006-06-29T20:39:20Z")

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> [@stillslow](#):
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> Make sure you get a 1/2 drive hex socket because your going to need a power bar to get them off.

not even, 10mm hex style socket on a 3/8 drive, used the jack handle for leverage and we were good to go 😉

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### Author: ![spd-dmn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spd-dmn/32/5513_2.png) [@spd-dmn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spd-dmn)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2006, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20det-head-bolts/97464/6 "2006-06-29T22:09:50Z")

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are you gonna use a jack handle to torque it back down, too?

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### Author: ![stillslow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@stillslow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/stillslow)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2006, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20det-head-bolts/97464/7 "2006-06-30T08:24:27Z")

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> [@Fitzy](#):
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> [quote=stillslow]Make sure you get a 1/2 drive hex socket because your going to need a power bar to get them off.

not even, 10mm hex style socket on a 3/8 drive, used the jack handle for leverage and we were good to go 😉[/quote]

I had to do the same thing to break them loose.