I will try that as well. I just want to be careful not to damage the axle boot that is literally right next to it
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 7, 2019, at 3:36 PM, G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > "IF" you have a wire feed welder, and IF you have access room to try this > trick, I've used it to great success for the "Impossible bolt removal".... > Your mileage may vary, depending on how much access you have to make it all > work. > > So: > Select a nut that will fit over the head of the bolt / screw head/ broken > stud/ etc. with the nut thread area within the margins of the outside > diameter of the bolt to be taken off. Hold the nut in place with pliers, > against the messed up head that will no longer hold a tool to remove it. I > find plain steel nuts work best, not galvanized. > While holding the nut in position, insert the wire feed into the thread > hole and energize the welder, welding the nut to the offending broken > bolt... While the nut and weld are hot and red, quench the weld with water. > This cools the bolt and the weld, while helping break any rust bond the > bolt has, and shrinking the broken bolt just a bit in it's hole... > > You now have a hex nut to put a tool on, welded to the damaged "special > fitting head" that failed to hold the "special tool", and you can apply > considerable more force to break loose the damaged bolt. > > You needed a new special bolt anyway, so it's a win/win/win .... Done and > dusted.... > Of course, use care to weld the sacrificial nut to the damaged bolt, not > the surrounding material. Most wire feed wire has a yield strength of > around 80,000 PSI, so if you get 1/4 inch of weld surface, you win the day. > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> > Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > On Sun, Jul 7, 2019 at 12:38 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> If the extractor doesn’t work I might try that before cutting it off >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jul 7, 2019, at 2:13 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Can you grind a slot in it then go at it with a chisel to rotate it a >> bit or loosen it up with an air hammer? >>> >>> --FT >>> >>>> On 7/7/19 2:47 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>>> Tried both, no go. Will try extractor next then cut it off. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Jul 7, 2019, at 1:33 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> 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 >>>> >>> -- >>> --FT >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
