Date:         Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:44:57 -0500
Reply-To:     Mike South <msouth@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike South <msouth@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Kick Butt tool for removing stripped/ruined allen bolts from
              CV's.
Comments: To: Mark Hineline <hineline@ocotillofield.net>
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On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 5:20 PM, Mark Hineline
<hineline@ocotillofield.net>wrote:

> Okay, but Courtney, aren't these twelve-points, not allen bolts?
>

Depends--I have an 85 Westy AT with twelve-points and an 85 MT GL with
allens.  I'm not sure what makes the difference but there are many
references in web resources to both kinds being common.

mike

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> Mark
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> On Oct 11, 2010, at 3:00 PM, Courtney Hook wrote:
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>  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.
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