On Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:25:44 -0500 Dieselhead <[email protected]> wrote:
> Take a slightly larger allen wrench (SAE size?) and beat it in , or > file/grind the end on all flats to make it tapered, then beat it in. I was out on the street in front of our house this evening, with my 8" bench grinder sitting on the asphalt and powered by a long extension cord doing just that. > An allen head that is soft enough to round, is also soft enough to be > squared (hexed) up by beating in a bigger size wrench. It's also soft enough to repeatedly round out to larger sizes, even with the modified allen wrench pounded in. Tomorrow, I will try the "Alden INDUSTRIAL SERIES proGrabit(R) Broken Bolt & Damaged Screw Extractor #8403P" I bought this afternoon at our local DoItBest hardware store. (See http://www.prograbit.com/ ) Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
