Try the next size smaller - or a 12 pt socket and hammer it on --- On Sun, Jul 7, 2019 at 12:36 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> E torx > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 7, 2019, at 12:20 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Is it torx (internal star) or e-socket (external star)? > > I've had good luck with using the correct size socket. > > A slightly smaller (larger for external) one will fit and work, but if > one bolt is too tight, it will bugger the star up. Heading to HF later to > get a new set, myself. > > > > I'm not sure the bolt extractor will work on those. > > > > https://www.harborfreight.com/search?q=e%20socket%20set > > > > Rick > > > > > > > > Original Message > > > > > > > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > > Sent: July 7, 2019 12:09 PM > > To: davesl...@okiebenz.com; mercedes@okiebenz.com > > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > > Cc: ka...@striplin.net > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] How to get off buggered up torx bolt? > > > > > > I’m probably going to have to get a bolt extraction set, never had one > before surprisingly. Will those work on these crappy torx head bolts? > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Jul 7, 2019, at 11:55 AM, Kaleb Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> wrote: > >> > >> I’m in the process of removing a read axle in order to replace the rear > wheel bearing. I have 5 of the 6 bolts out but of course 1 of them is > buggered up. The way the bolts are in relation to the axle boot near it it > is difficult to get a good solid grip on the without it slipping. If not > very careful you will round it off. Any idea on how to proceed? I’m not > sure I can just try cutting the head off because the axle must slip done > from the diff. I don’t think there is enough room to pull it off the bolt > stud then down. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://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 > > _______________________________________ > > http://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 > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://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
