freaking ass bolt stripped!!

[jon1197]

ive tried everything under the dam sun and nothing!! soldering iron all of it and cant get a bolt out of a tlt axles!!! about to throw this sumbitch accross the yard!! any help would be great on what you guys do... ive searched and came accross everything ive done so i dunno wtf to do....

[JeremyH]

Which bolt?

[jon1197]

Originally Posted by JeremyH

Which bolt?

one of the 4 bolts that goes around the gears that has the nuts on the back, its a bottom bolt, everyone came out perfect but this one... and i dunno what else to do.,.

[JeremyH]

Are you talking about a housing bolt?

One of the silver bolts at the corners of the pumpkin:


??

[jon1197]

Originally Posted by JeremyH

Are you talking about a housing bolt?

One of the silver bolts at the corners of the pumpkin:


??

yes thats what im trying to say, had me so mad i done started drinking natty light and its only 2pm here.

[JeremyH]

I've had to drill those bolts out before. Just drill enough to destroy the head of the bolt, then it will slide out the other side. I've since stopped using the bolts supplied and use hex head button bolts with lock nuts on the back side. The lock nuts stick out a bit further, but it's nice to not have to deal with loctite on those things.

[jon1197]

yup thats what i was thinking i was going to have to do was drill it out but i got stainless steel screws to go back in there..... this sucks lol..

[ultimate_monkey]

Originally Posted by jon1197

yup thats what i was thinking i was going to have to do was drill it out but i got stainless steel screws to go back in there..... this sucks lol..

just a heads up, stainless steal is a pretty soft metal, x2 on useing the hex hardwear and locknut

[Blood_Clod]

Originally Posted by jon1197

yup thats what i was thinking i was going to have to do was drill it out but i got stainless steel screws to go back in there..... this sucks lol..

Proly, but did you try takin a dremel wizz wheel and grind a groove for a flat head driver? You might have to eat into your case a bit though...

Another thing, take a #2 phillips and seat it into the screw and rest the otherside on a vise and smack the driver. Kinda making your own new pockets.

[jon1197]

Originally Posted by Blood_Clod

Proly, but did you try takin a dremel wizz wheel and grind a groove for a flat head driver? You might have to eat into your case a bit though...

Another thing, take a #2 phillips and seat it into the screw and rest the otherside on a vise and smack the driver. Kinda making your own new pockets.

very good idea indeed never thought of that at all!!!! but i did get it out tho.. took my dremel and a grinding stone with a point on it and gave her hell which had to take stops in between there it was getting really hot and didnt wonna start melting my axle housing around that screw.

[Blood_Clod]

Originally Posted by jon1197

very good idea indeed never thought of that at all!!!! but i did get it out tho.. took my dremel and a grinding stone with a point on it and gave her hell which had to take stops in between there it was getting really hot and didnt wonna start melting my axle housing around that screw.

Good deal.