Date:         Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:44:26 -0600
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Kick Butt tool for removing stripped/ruined allen bolts from
              CV's.
Comments: To: David Milo <dellaone@GMAIL.COM>
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Those sets are off the shelf items at any large Sears store tool dept., IIRC.
They are over by the cash register!

YMMV,

Mr. BZ-coveted them earlier, but resisted the urge


On Oct 11, 2010, at 4:30 PM, David Milo wrote:

> Please let the list know what the catalog or item number is. They look to be
> very useful for certain exhaust nuts as well. (And not just on Vanagons).
> 
> Dave
> 
> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 6:00 PM, Courtney Hook <courtneyhook@shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
>> OK, my friend Phil lent me these bolt extractors which are phenomenal for
>> removing the &*(&*^!!!! allen bolts that have been holding up my CV rebuild
>> for a month now. (Well to be honest I haven't felt like crawling under the
>> van either) :-) I tapped the #8 one down on the stripped out allen bolt and
>> with one crank on my 1/2" drive it loosened and removed that &*^&!!! bolt!!
>> Check the pics of these out at
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/chookvw/?saved=1
>> They are Craftsman tools, but I couldn't find a part no. on them anywhere.
>> The harder you turn to loosen the bolt, the tighter this extractor bites
>> into it. I am SO going to Sears to get a set!
>> Courtney
>> 
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> Always be yourself, because the people that matter don't mind,
>> and the ones who mind, don't matter.
>>