shercoben12 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) ok, i have to take the clutch cover off and i cannot undo the the bottom water pump bolt because its stripped! so i cant get the cover off. the bolt is all messed up and rounded after trying every tool avadible it still wont go. i need to get it off by saturday. what would you guys suggest. i have thought about putting a slit in the head of the bolt and using a flat headed screwdriver? thanks ben Edited January 15, 2013 by shercoben12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomber450 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Try a punch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipdamite Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 ok, i have to take the clutch cover off and i cannot undo the the bottom water pump bolt because its stripped! so i cant get the cover off. the bolt is all messed up and rounded after trying every tool avadible it still wont go. i need to get it off by saturday. what would you guys suggest. i have thought about putting a slit in the head of the bolt and using a flat headed screwdriver? thanks ben Ben - yes; as I mentioned in the other clutch thread............ a dremel would do this. cheers - Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nubee1974 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) There are a couple of things you could try. Try putting some grinding paste into the knackered allen hole and then using the original correct sized allen key to undo the bolt (this rarely works) As stated, cut a flat edge through the bolt head and use a flat edge or impact driver to try and shift it a bit. remove all the other bolts, drill the head off the knackered one (using small to larger drill bits in the centre of the bolt), remove the cover, use some mole grips to on the now showing bolt shaft. Good luck Edited January 15, 2013 by nubee1974 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilh Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 if you got the allen head bolts in there just knock a torx bit in and remove it. if this method fails then you've done it wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissash Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Hi Use an easy out tool, like this one http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/180922176145?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla&crdt=0 These are a great piece of kit, I've snapped a few bolts in my time and this is the best way to extract them. Cheers Ash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenevd Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 I have a similiar problem currently, and was wondering if it would work to make a pratley putty steel mix on the head of the stripped bolt, then use a socket to shape the mixture, and then let it set. when it is hard, the socket should fit on a shaped and hardened area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 I have a similiar problem currently, and was wondering if it would work to make a pratley putty steel mix on the head of the stripped bolt, then use a socket to shape the mixture, and then let it set. when it is hard, the socket should fit on a shaped and hardened area? Sorry, but I would be very surprised if it worked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazz229 Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 (edited) What works for me 99% of the time is drill the head off the bolt carefully, once the head is removed drill a 3mm hole in the center of the remaining stud then tap in 3.5mm Allen key and unscrew. Most of the time once the head is removed and the pressure is taken off the threads the stud will unscrew fairly easily. Edited January 16, 2013 by tazz229 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tltel Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Hi Ben hopefully you have fixed this by now. But I have used a torx (star shaped) bit as suggested by neilh, make sure there is not any dirt left in the bolt head and GENTLY tap in a torx bit of about the same size as the allen key. This will usually work on small bolts. I take it that you never replaced them all with Bling then ! TLTEL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shercoben12 Posted January 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 thanks guys ive finaly managed to get it out. i tried puting in a torx bit but no joy. the head came off whilst i was drilling a hole for the extractor tool which meant i could just turn it out with some mole grips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Glad ya got it out relatively easy. now find those metal bits floating around in there and change the oil. and you should be good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shercoben12 Posted January 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Glad ya got it out relatively easy. now find those metal bits floating around in there and change the oil. and you should be good to go. Thanks zippy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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