Almost stripped Torx bolt
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From: Marietta, GA
Almost stripped Torx bolt
I've got a Torx T-40 bolt that I need to get out. It's in REALLY tight, and I've ALMOST stripped it out. Anyone have any suggestions on what to do?
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Consider welding a nut or bolt to the head of the Torx (assuming you can reach it and that it is a steel bolt). Oftentimes the heat of doing this loosens the bolt. The welded on object gives you something beefier to wrench on.
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From: Sapulpa OK
First, try smacking the head hard with a hammer and a hollow punch such as a pipe nipple so as not to damage the torx socket. Hitting it hard compresses the metal under the head and will help to loosen it. Good Luck
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From: High Desert
....another trick, if you've got fairly *clear* access is to take your Dremel with a cut-off wheel & slice across the head, through the middle - basically making a slotted screw... use a flat blade screwdriver to remove it
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I glued the bit into the Screw overnight with Gorilla glue, thats how I got the front bumper bolts loose on my Aerostar. Couldn't heat them because of the plastic bumper cover. Heated them with a heat gun and dropped the bolt and bit into ice water to break the glue bond. We used a glue at work that had a catalyst to break the bond, but can't think of what it was we used.
