I want to take the wiring harness at the ECU out to replace the orifice tube, it was so tight I striped the star head, some how I made the tool to loosen the bolt and removed the wiring harness head that plug into ECU. Now I want to replace that bolt, because it can not be tighten back in, the star hole with tiny stud in the miđle was striped, the tool I made only for loosen it. Any one have remove that bolt before? I appreciated any advise.

 

The star bolts = security torx bolts. The removal tools can be bought as ;screwdriver" type or as sockets =

 

Star bolts with the middle stud**

 

You can purchase them by size/length nearly anywhere =

 

Thanks Dell Gailey, But I asked how to take the bolt out of wiring harness ECU plug; The bolt that secure the plug to the ECU, it's striped and can not be used, it was put in the hole in center of the plug and was hold in place by a lock washer at the bottom of the hole, both side of the bolt were recess in the hole, can not pry or cut the lock washer. I want to "take it out" and replace with a new bolt. Any body have an idea?

 

A bit hard to follow from description and no pictures. Are you trying to say the bolt stripped (in OP it looks like you said you got it out), & still needs to be removed OR another bolt? Would using a tap and die do the job?

 

Sorry, yes the hole at the bolt head with the tiny stud in the middle where you put the torque screw driver in to turn it, I striped the hole round, but I made a special tool to loosen it and pulled the plug out from the ECU; The problem is to remove the bolt out of the plug. But problem was solved: After hours of frustrating, finally I used a small drill bit to careful drill the lock washer that retain the bolt in its hole, after drilled two difference spots in the lock washer it's loosen and I just push the bolt out, now I replaced the torque bolt with a regular hex bolt. Thanks any way Dell. I don't know how to post the pics on the forum on computer, may be I try to post them on my cell phone.

 

You click here to post a picture (from phone, from computer w/the pic sent to you and saved from phone, or from a computer picture or screen capture. When you hit this button, it will bring up a window with import/attach options.

 

Or you can hit the "paperclip" icon on the row above. I find it easier to do the first explanation.

 

Glad to hear you eventually sorted