hey guys, attempted to do the repair after all your successes. took me 1.5 hours and i finally got the two front screws off, exposing the throttle body. after seeing 3 more screws, i wasn't surprised that they wouldn't budge despite a snug fit and a lot of exertion. called it a day after being exhausted and discouraged. i know i can get two of those 3 screws off eventually, but it's that last screw that i'm worried about. can't even see it and there's no way to use pliers there. i already stripped those first two screws (and a lot of the part body while using pliers to remove them) and am just planning to replace all the screws with new ones. i'm wondering how much easier it will be if i were to buy an impact driver, but i'm also scared to strip that hidden screw since there would be no way to remove it if stripped. considering my mechanic would've charged $120 or so to fix this, i think i've probably already lost.
**update** got an impact driver, still no luck after lots of banging. I wouldn't recommend this job as a DIY.
**2nd update** tried bolt extractors as suggested, no luck. stripped screws inside and out. several hours and cannot even get to the iacv. i strongly do not recommend this DIY.
