alright...so i went to the zone and bought a 180 degree thermostat and i was trying to get the bolts off the thermostat housing and the nut got stuck on the bolt half way up...its like stuck on the bolt...ive tried vise grips around the bolt and yeah....so what should i do?? cut it off and get a new one??

i need to get this done by 2marro at latest 5pm..
Mikey

 

cmon...lol...help mehh!!!

 

what u mean a nut and a bolt??? do u mean the bolt got stuck half way on the thread???

 

yes

 

more likely u crossthread it hhmm...if u did ull need a tap and die set to clean the threads so if the housing is in it cut the head so u can take the housing off and use vise gips to take the bolt off if u already tried with the socket, that way ull know if it has been crossed threaded

 

has never been taken off b4 tho...this is like rust stopping it i think

 

ooooooooooooooooohhhh ok that changes everything, get urself some wd40 and spray it on the bolt to help lubricate it, also a 3/8 impact will help a lot if u have one available

 

but it'll just turn both...
when i put a wrench on the nut and move it, the bolt its on, turns with it

 

i still don't understand what nut are u talkin about thermostat housings don't have any nuts is just the bolt that threads to the intake manifold

 

its a housing right below the throttle body..the pasanger side radiator hose goes into it?

 

this is the thermostat housing, it looks almost the same on the tpi engine they don't have nuts lol that didnt sound right hahaha but they don't

 

yea it does....hold on

 

this

mine has one bolt that looks like yours and one like im describing..not oem?????????????

 

huumm i see u have a stud bolt instead of a regular bolt. if its spinning then just keep do in it u'll end up taking the whole screw off of it, that way u can put a hex head in it

 

this is what u have so if u keep turning ull be unthreading the other end

 

and that will work?? stud..thats wut its called
gonna try it 2marro..hope it works!! ty for the help regardless

 

yup they're commonly used on pulley brackets... if it dsnt work, try the wd40 use a ratchet wrench to turn the nut and hold the stud with visegrips but let the wd40 work its magic, but im sure it'll work i've done it dozen times

 

Just keep unscrewing until they both come out and replace with a new bolt and stud that are available at any parts store. Take the old one with you for reference and now the new one is free of rust

 

alright..cool gonna finish it up in a bit...gonna try wd40.. will report my results thanks guys

 

Pb blaster is some good stuff for getting those tough rusty bolts out too, I prefer it over wd-40 especially for drivetrain/underbody bolts. Just a thought...im sure the wd-40 will work like a champ here though

 

just took it off and said screw it. went to ace to get some bolts and it works like a charm

 

good

 

Hello itsMikey!!

That "stuck nut" on the stud is the OEM piece, it's designed that way!!

It's designed that way, so that you can attach another bracket to that stud with a nut, and then remove the nut later, without removing the complete stud, and destroying your thermostat housing gasket causing a persistant leak!!

You really don't need it (any correct thread pitch bolt will work), as you don't have anything to mount there, however, if your looking for the stock look, you'll need it!!!