# stripped bolt in tight place.... **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [September 29, 2007, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stripped-bolt-in-tight-place/192719 "2007-09-29T16:44:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![06se-r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/c5a1d2/32.png) [@06se-r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/06se-r)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2007, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stripped-bolt-in-tight-place/192719/1 "2007-09-29T16:44:43Z")
i was working on my car today, and saw that water bypass valve on my cai broke again. so i went to get a piece of 3" hose to go in place of it. while i was taking the bolt off that held my cai in place, the screw end stripped. it is in a very tight spot between the fender well and strut bar, so there is not a lot of room to try and break it with pliers(i tried for 10 minutes). i have a dremel, but there is no outlet outside my complex, and really dont want to buy a 100ft. extension cord for nothing. are there any other ways to break the bolt so i can put a new one on??? ---
**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2007, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stripped-bolt-in-tight-place/192719/2 "2007-09-29T17:11:20Z")
pics to get a better idea please. ---
**Author:** ![Fukngruvn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4da419/32.png) [@Fukngruvn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fukngruvn)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2007, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stripped-bolt-in-tight-place/192719/3 "2007-09-30T12:15:27Z")
What kind of Head is on it? Also, What Diameter Bypass Valve are you using? I have an AEM 2.75" ID Bypass I will let go for a few bucks…brand new…It didnt fit my intake. ---
**Author:** ![06se-r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/c5a1d2/32.png) [@06se-r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/06se-r)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2007, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stripped-bolt-in-tight-place/192719/4 "2007-09-30T12:53:51Z")
[QUOTE=Fukngrüvn;619101]What kind of Head is on it? Also, What Diameter Bypass Valve are you using? I have an AEM 2.75" ID Bypass I will let go for a few bucks…brand new…It didnt fit my intake. thanx, but im in philly for a few more weeks, and i had to get my car running again. its a nismo cai, which is a aem rebranded. anyway, i took a hack saw blaed, broke off a piece and used that. it took me about 20 minutes because of the angle of the bolt. then i went to pep boys and bought a 3" tube from their ghetto do it yourself air intake section. the only thing i like about it is its red, so it adds a little color to my engine. but i wasn’t paying $80 for another bypass from nissan, so i took mine off for good. this is the 2nd time it cracked in 6 months. ---
**Author:** ![Sinner6.0L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sinner6.0l/32/6016_2.png) [@Sinner6.0L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sinner6.0L)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2007, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stripped-bolt-in-tight-place/192719/5 "2007-09-30T18:42:15Z")
I’ve been running a fenderwell for many years now without any kind of bypass. Unless you like to drive thru several feet of standing water you’ll be okay ---
**Author:** ![06se-r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/c5a1d2/32.png) [@06se-r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/06se-r)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2007, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stripped-bolt-in-tight-place/192719/6 "2007-10-01T11:47:09Z")
cool, i was worried about that