Put a pair of visegrips on the outside of the head, along with an allen if you have any grip left. They must be VERY tight on the outside of the head, but they'll usually give. We do this quite a bit on rounded out CV bolts and it always works. Good luck, Jim ________________________________________ Bostig Engineering Engine Systems Voodoo http://www.bostig.com/ 617.272.3800
-----Original Message----- From: chris [mailto:chris@MCCLURKEN.COM] Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 11:59 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts Anyone out there know of a tool for stuck/stripped/rounded out CV Joint bolt? I'm swapping the transmission on my 85 GL and I've found a nightmare or stripped bolts. The outside of the bolts look kind of threaded which makes me think whoever messed with them last used a tool...but I have no idea what. Suggestions appreciated... Thanks, Chris Nashville, TN 85 Vanagon GL manual |
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