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Cargo Master
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if your replacing the intake you don't have to be careful with it, cut the head off with a sawzall, pull the intake over it and then it should come out easy.
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+1 to all these suggestions. I'm not sure if you could fit the jaws in there, but I have had success using a plumber's pipe wrench. The one I have is about 8", and can get into most spots. If you put it on just right, the more you turn, the more it bites into the bolt. I have used it on probably a dozen stripped bolts and nuts over the years. Good luck.
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what went wrong with hammering a socket on? I'd lean more towards freezing than heating the bolt. CRC the makers of brake-kleen make some cryo freeze stuff in a can, try spraying it with that. I find pounding on a 12-point metric socket just smaller than what it's supposed to take works best, best with an impact gun to rattle it loose also.
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I have done that myself and as long as you get good penetration it works well, otherwise you just torque the nut back off. If I don't have a welder handy, I find a pair of vice grips will work well too. Lock that s#!t down on there as hard as you can.