Suggestions for a stripped bolt

[scirocco16vr32 at gmail.com (Chris Bennett)]

Thanks guys... luckily for me I am getting on a plane in the AM I will have
time to "simma down now"... I was thinking the .223 bolt loosening tool
would be good, I also have that in .40 and 12guage.  (just kidding)

I'll buy beer and pizza if any PNW types wanna help a brother out next
weekend.  Hell we could even fire up the pigmy BBQ.

Chris




On 6/24/07, David Utley <fahrvergnugen@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Best method I have used to remove either allen or triple square bolts is
> with a chisel and a hammer.  Tilt the chisel such that if the bolt spins,
> it
> will spin it in the right direction.  I have yet to find one that I cannot
> loosen in this manner.
>
> G/L
>
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark F. [mailto:mk1mark@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 11:49 PM
> To: Rave Racer 77
> Cc: Chris Bennett; Scirocco List
> Subject: Re: Suggestions for a stripped bolt
>
> On 6/25/07, Rave Racer 77 <raveracer77@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I used a dremel to cut the head off of the one that stripped on mine.
> Once
> > the shaft was off I was able to get it out with Vice Grips.
>
>
> As someone who's put quadzillions of miles on a dremel making
> jewelery, cutting bolt heads off with one sounds like torture,
> especially if you've got more than one to do...
>
> Here's a tip to help the visegrip method's success rate.  Put your
> triple-square tool in the stripped out hole (or torx hammered in)
> before you clamp it with the vise grip.  This will prevent the cap
> screw head from collapsing and reducing the visegrip's grip on it.
> Also a good quality visegrip is worth the few extra bucks.  I don't
> remember the last time I've had to drill one out...
>
> Later,
>
> Mark.
> 75
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> 91 Jetta Coupe
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