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2008xb12scg
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 - 08:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

So I'm trying to put on my Drummer, and a bolt on the belt guard rounded out. Anybody know if easy outs work? Or should I go the old fashioned way and jam a slightly bigger hex wrench in there? Those little bastards are really in there!
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Paint_shaker
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 - 08:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I have had excellent success with easy outs!!

Your results may vary!
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2008xb12scg
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 - 08:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Thanks paint. I'll be going to sears to get one. Do they make them for hex bolts?
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Buelltroll
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 - 09:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

If your going to sears.
Get the grabit bits instead.
Easyouts are a great way to get something REALLY HARD stuck inside an already stripped bolt making it all but impossible to get it out.
Look at my SON OF A CRAP! thread for all the wrong things to do with stripped hardware.
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Skinstains
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 - 10:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Hammering in a torx is better than hammering in an allen, more grippier.
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Garyz28
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 - 10:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

As I said in the other thread. Whoever named them "Easyouts" lied!

If you break one, which is easy to do, a small problem turns into a nightmare.
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Reepicheep
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 09:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I'd vote for jamming a bigger hex wrench or torx bit in there... Count me among the "no easyouts" crowd (based on sweat and blood experiences).
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Ratbuell
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 09:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

If you've got a Dremel, put a cutoff wheel in it and cut a notch into the head of the bolt. It's now a flathead screw. New screw, probably $2. Antiseize goop runs about $6 for a huge jar, use it liberally when you reinstall steel screws into aluminum threads : )

Between my Buells and my Wrangler, I can't even *begin* to count how many hex and torx screws I've had to do that to. Which reminds me, I have to wreck some more torx screws today, chasing a windshield leak in the Jeep...grrrr.....
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Andymnelson
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 09:58 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

"Between my Buells and my Wrangler, I can't even *begin* to count how many hex and torx screws I've had to do that to. Which reminds me, I have to wreck some more torx screws today, chasing a windshield leak in the Jeep...grrrr....."

Amen to that! I have an 87 Wrangler with a big ol lift and a Chevy 350 in it (in other words I'm always working on it :-p)...between that and my Buell I have gotten pretty good at drilling out busted hex/torx bolts! Liberal use of anti-seize is a must, I have even pulled extra bolts on my Buell just to anti-seize em for future headache savings.
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Zane
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 11:47 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Is there clearance to grind a couple of flats on the side of the bolt head? That can give channel locks something to grab on to.

I've used easyouts successfully before but it's always been places where I had lots of clearance if I need to get them out.
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Wantxbr
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 10:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Skinstains
Has it right. use a torx bit that is slightly larger than the hole. May take some good shots with the hammer to seat it in there good, but it will get it out for you. Don't forget to replace it or you'll be using that torx bit again.
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2008xb12scg
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 10:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Thanks for all the advice guys. I've been dealing with my sons car and work, so I won't get a chance to mess with it untill thursday morning. One of the badweb guys offered to come help if I get stuck. I gotta tell you it's pretty cool when all you guys are so quick to help!
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2008xb12scg
Posted on Friday, November 28, 2008 - 01:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Well I couldn't get a dremel into the hole where the bolt is So I borrowed some easy outs from ezblast. It's stuck in there so tight that the bolt head came in off but the bolt body is still there. I just put it all back together and will deal with that later. Meanwhile I got the Drummer on and it sounds great! Kevin Drum is great. He was right there when I called to ask questions and to walk me through it. I don't think I've ever bought anything for a truck, car, bike or anything else that came with a cell phone number if I run into problems. Also big thanks to EZblast for the tool loan and the advice in the A.M.!
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Paint_shaker
Posted on Friday, November 28, 2008 - 05:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Start with a small bit and drill through the center of the stripped bolt, then gradually use as big drill bit as you are comfortable. Then try an easy out again.

This has worked for me. Your results may vary.
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