09-29-2003, 03:04 PM
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Getting to know your nuts and bolts
If I have a bolt that is stripped, what can I do to get it off? Is there any special tool or something of that nature?
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09-29-2003, 03:38 PM
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craftsman has these things. . . but will only work so well depending on how stripped the bolt is. http://www.sears.com/sr/craftsman/wh...OOL&Tool_Id=45
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09-29-2003, 06:20 PM
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Re: Getting to know your nuts and bolts
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Bolt Head, right? Or is it a nut? By stripped, do you mean that the bolt head where the wrench or socket would fit is rounded off so the wrench or socket will no longer bite? Can you get a pair of locking pliers (vice-grips) on it? How big is it? What's the bolt holding? Can it be heated or drilled? Any chance that the bolt was cross-threaded or forced into place, and the rounded head is the result (wrench slippage from trying to get a bolt out that will not turn)? Lotsa Qs, but the more info I have the more likely I can give you useful info...
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09-30-2003, 01:33 AM
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Re: Re: Getting to know your nuts and bolts
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Yes it is a bolt head... It is holding the caliper for my brakes... The bolt is rounded off so the socket will not fit on it... I am not for sure if the bolt was cross-threaded or not because this is my first time trying to replace the brakes... |
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09-30-2003, 07:39 AM
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Re: Re: Re: Getting to know your nuts and bolts
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OK, now we're getting somewhere... What kind of vehicle? Is the bolt head recessed? How rounded is it? What wrench size is it? Sometimes on stuff like this I have had luck with a six-point impact socket. For example - a rounded 13mm bolt can SOMETIMES be removed by using a hammer to lightly tap a 1/2" (slightly smaller) six-point impact socket on. Don't try it with a chrome thin-wall socket, you'll just split the socket. Individual impact sockets are fairly inexpensive at Home Depot, Lowes, etc. |
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10-05-2003, 01:01 AM
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I had the same problem a while back. I took a file and actually filed down the sides of the bolt until I had two flat surfaces. This was quite a bit of work. Then I soaked the bolt in penetrating oil to loosen up the rust. Then I took a wrench (the one with the spiral adjuster) and fit it nice and snug. It took a bit of work, but i came off. Go buy a new bolt, don't put the same one back on.
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10-05-2003, 01:13 PM
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I have done this as well. Other potential alternatives are drilling the head of the bolt off, or, if you have access, welding a nut to the bolt head. Stripped-out Phillips head? Cut a straight slot with a piece of hacksaw blade or cold chisel. If the slot's not torn up too bad, a dab of valve grinding compound (any auto parts store should have this) on the tip of the screwdriver sometimes gives it some "bite"... |
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