I had the same problem trying to remove the rear lock at a junk yard -- the hex groove in the bolt "rounded out" and I was stuck. Until I got the bright idea of using a steel chisel (sp?). Place the chisel at one of the edges of the bolt at 45 degree angle to the face and start banging away (counter-clockwise of course). It took me about a dozen tries (the bolt sure didn't look like much afterward) but it eventually loosened up nicely. John C. Villines wrote: > All but one bolt came out nicely. Using a good quality hex socket > (snap-on), the remaining counterunk bolt resisted all effort and has now > sheared. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Michael J. Sullivan Director of Catalog Design Open Market Inc. '87 GL Syncro Westfalia ****************************************** work: http://www.openmarket.com play: http://www.hsdesign.com ****************************************** |
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