Totally agree.

More time wasted taking them out.

 

Quick question, What if one of the 10mm bolts is so rusted into the brass<?> captured bolt on the passenger side and that nut just spins. any secrets to getting it to submit?

 

I had the same problem, and you are correct about the nut being brass. If you're simply removing the radiator and plan on reinstalling it then you can follow my instructions a few posts ago to get the radiator out. It's not the fastest way to do it but it does get around the corroded nut problem. More recently I replaced the radiator and needed to remove that side rail to transfer it to the new radiator. This required a dremel to cut away enough of the plastic boss on the old radiator so I could get a pair of vice grips on the nut. I had a leak at the top mounting hole for the fan shroud there and I'm guessing the coolant created galvanic corrosion and despite being brass it still was stuck fast. I replaced the hardware with 316 stainless when I installed the new radiator. FWIW, I was able to do this without ruining the old radiator, meaning creating yet another leak in addition to the one on top.

 

I am going to try and cut the bolt. I think it came out enough to cut it. I am going to reuse the old one. Thank you for the insight. I am going with SS as well. what I put it back together. I destroyed one of the phillips screws on top as well

 

I hate those phillips screws

 

I was able to cut it. On to the front cover