Getting off the top cover on a 1.8, whats the trick

[Evil Sports]

Those are the dumbest looking bolt tops, and I havnt touched them for at least 2 years, cant get them to move very easily, is there a trick/tool Im missing??.

 

[Crob83]

Those are the dumbest looking bolt tops, and I havnt touched them for at least 2 years, cant get them to move very easily, is there a trick/tool Im missing??.

Ya a drill....lol

 

[Evil Sports]

I hope not

 

[tdonoughue]

Mine have a phillips head screw into a rubber grommet into the cover. So just a phillips screwdriver...

 

[swatski]

If I recall, a larger (#2?) phillips may work best.
If you lean on that cover too much the plastic support tubs underneath break. (I'm told, lol).

 

[David Martin]

Remove bolt front and rear(Philips head) and pull up....... the have a plastic locking prongs snapped onto slots on the head. Pull straight up or thay might break the plastic guides.

 

[Ronnie]

I used a large Phillips head screw driver and a lot of downward pressure on the same.

 

[Mike Clark]

Place a large phillips head screw driver on top of screw and then tap the top of the screwdriver with a hammer, it will free it up. Had same issue on mine

 

[Ronnie]

If all else fails, press down on the plastic covers so that the bushings and the bolts they surround push through the covers mounting holes. This will give you more material (more the bolt head and or shaft) for a vise grip to grab.

 

[14SX190]

If all else fails, press down on the plastic covers so that the bushings and the bolts they surround push through the covers mounting holes. This will give you more material (more the bolt head and or shaft) for a vise grip to grab.

X2 Big pair of Vise Grip.

 

[RobbieO]

You can use @Ronnie idea, or use what I would use.

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[Ramblin Wreck]

Have had the same problem before as well. It’s amazing how much easier it will break lose if you try using a long slotted screwdriver vs an average length you might have laying around. I now use anti-seize on the bolt threads just to prevent the headache.

 

[RobbieO]

Those are the dumbest looking bolt tops, and I havnt touched them for at least 2 years, cant get them to move very easily, is there a trick/tool Im missing??.

Let those screws sit overnight with some Kroil......it creeps and it works

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[David Martin]

Ball allows me to bear a lot of weight down..... and the ball allows a much better grip for a higher torque. My go to driver