Date:         Sun, 18 May 2003 20:40:05 -0700
Reply-To:     Bill N <freeholder@STARBAND.NET>
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From:         Bill N <freeholder@STARBAND.NET>
Subject:      Re: Inner CV joint Allen bolt...
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Like Stan and a couple of others said, when this happened to me, I drilled off the end of the
bolt with a GOOD drill bit that was a little larger than the bolt (I compared it to one that
was out.).  That will allow the removal of the cv, and then the remaining bold came out by
hand.  Simple... just not easy.  It took about an hour to drill it out using a BIG drill motor.
I was lying in mud in December.  It was snowing.  It was dark and late.  Wolves were circling,
and the howling was getting closer.  Yep, I LOVE working on the CV joints.

Now I use the Matt Bulley method.  12 point bolts only.  Clean them REALLY well before I start
trying to remove them.  Put the 12 point tool into the head, and tap it gently 100 times before
trying to remove the bolt.  It will come right out.  It also works if you have allen bolts, but
if you do, replace them with 12 point bolts once you have them off.  Once you round them out,
it's time for the drill.

Bill in the Southwest.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jorge Osorio" <josorio@PIGSEYE.KENNESAW.EDU>
>
> 3 days and $250 in tools later  I'm one bolt away from removing the
> passenger side rear side. Let me re-phrase, this is the "proverbial" last
> bolt!! The bolt is now somewhere between 1/4 and 6.5mm in size and closer
> to sending me to the nut house! Any tricks short of C-4??