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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 07:00 AM
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ive rounded/stripped off a head of a bolt the screws into the block

i bought the sockets made to get rounded off bolts out but no luck

ANY IDEAS of what i should try please and THANKS


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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 07:02 AM
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these bolts are rarely rusted, so you should be able to get it off.

Use a long chisel and catch the edge of it, break it loose with the chisel.
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 09:14 AM
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I had a problem similar to yours but not as bad I as able to get it off with a chisel. Tighten the other bolts first so that it is not the only bolt holding it on and give it a Good wack to loosen it
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 03:17 PM
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I had a similar problem, A nut was stripped on the tophat of my coilovers. After trying everything (it seemed like) I used a dremel to wear down the sides of the nut to weaken it, then I did what Billman did and used a chisel to crack the nut off.
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Old Feb 11, 2011 | 06:22 AM
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You can try one of these...


Nut Cracker

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