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Posted by: mrhurtalot Apr 23 2007, 07:43 PM

holy begeezus, seems things dont want to work out for me.

short vers.

cv bolt
not a torx driver
stripped...
SEARS!
bolt remover
head snapped off.
........
.......
two weeks later

still stuck.
tried various things,

pb blaster, reverse bits, tap die set. drill

nothing seems to work.

if you are local and you happen to help me maybe you can get some free

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Posted by: Bartlett 914 Apr 23 2007, 07:47 PM

QUOTE(mrhurtalot @ Apr 23 2007, 05:43 PM)

holy begeezus, seems things dont want to work out for me.

short vers.

cv bolt
not a torx driver
stripped...

SEARS!
bolt remover
head snapped off.
........
.......
two weeks later

still stuck.
tried various things,

pb blaster, reverse bits, tap die set. drill

nothing seems to work.

if you are local and you happen to help me maybe you can get some free

I would grind the head off. Remove the other bolts and the CV joint. The bolt should then screw out. Maybe loctite was used. Heat it and use vise grips if it is stuck.

Posted by: rick 918-S Apr 23 2007, 07:59 PM

Ya, heat it just a little. Someone may have used locktite. Also you may be able to weld a nut over the end of the fudged head and back it out that way. (don't ask me how I know... )

Posted by: Dave_Darling Apr 23 2007, 09:13 PM

And it's definitely not a Torx head. You want an "M8 triple square", or "the Bug CV joint socket".

--DD

Posted by: mrhurtalot Apr 23 2007, 10:39 PM

dave. i know that now. LMAO

MARK! thanks so much. you'd think for a future engineer id have a little more imagination than what i do....

if you are ever near me in oklahoma free case of beer to you. or whatever soda you like best!

cv's off trannys out tommorrow afternoon. hopefully be able to drive the car before it gets too hot and i have to fix the A/C! IT NEVER ENDS!!!

Posted by: Andyrew Apr 24 2007, 12:52 AM

Dang... at this point I would have welded a 3/8 extension on it and busted that nut..

er bolt.

Posted by: John Apr 24 2007, 12:59 AM

Like Mark suggested, I would grind it off to get the CV joint off. You could then use a locking type pliers to remove the bolt. if it is still stuck, you can get a real cheap output flange for the trans.

Posted by: Bartlett 914 Apr 24 2007, 08:57 AM

QUOTE(mrhurtalot @ Apr 23 2007, 08:39 PM)

dave. i know that now. LMAO

MARK! thanks so much. you'd think for a future engineer id have a little more imagination than what i do....

if you are ever near me in oklahoma free case of beer to you. or whatever soda you like best!

cv's off trannys out tommorrow afternoon. hopefully be able to drive the car before it gets too hot and i have to fix the A/C! IT NEVER ENDS!!!

Good to hear you got it off. Sometimes these things really kill our enthusiasm.

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