I'm sure it's like everthing else... alot easier after you do it a few times. And yes my eyes have started to go and that didn't help. As for the bolt, there is about a half inch still sticking out. My 6mm bolt extractor only managed to clean the remaining threads off the bolt shank and then just spin. A Vice Grip won't budge it. Looks like I'll have to cut it down and drill it out. Luckily it's one of the smaller bolts at the front end (in the middle) of the cam cover, not one of the larger bolts.
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