Gregor
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This thing is fucked. Rounded off and ive been trying to remove it for days.
Could drill it out but does the bolt go through the floor ?
As many suggestions as possible on how to get it out , before i set it on fire
Cheers
Gregor
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Jake
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get a hacksaw and cut along the bolt head and unscrew it with a phillips driver. Or did i say that in your last thread
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dna23
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place a larger torx bit into the old grooves so long as you didn't thread it to much and give it a hammer in to create new grooves (so long as your torx bit is decent) then unscrew... i did this for 3 out of 4 of mine
jakes suggestion is perfect to but can be a bugger to do with space constraints so a dremel may be better in assisting you
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infinitycorsa
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i managed to drill mine out.... along process but can be done...... you need an up right freestanding drill and use a high speed steel drill on a slow speed and gently peck down with the drill ...... make sure you have a few spare drill cause the bolts are hardened and will take the cutting edge of the drill and will require re sharpening
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dna23
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you'd also be suprised wat mole grips, some wd40 and a little muscle can do
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Gregor
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Tried phillips , head snapped.
Tried larger torx , it bent and twisted with the amount of force I used.
Infinitycorsa what did you do once it was drilled ?
Cheers for your answers
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dna23
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have you sprayed it with wd40?
also when twisting you need to apply downward force to rather than just horizontal turning
wat torx bits are u using? make .etc
[Edited on 24-10-2005 by dna23]
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Gregor
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Plenty of WD40 mate !
Yes downward force was applied in great manner
No need for torx screws now as the head is rather shagged.
Do you know if the inner bolt comes through the floor ?
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myke
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http://www.pumaracing.co.uk/tooluse.htm
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Gregor
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Cheers myke , but a bit late now
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Jake
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have you got a grinder?
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Gregor
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the area is too small for a grinder
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dna23
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quote: Originally posted by escortgti.com
Plenty of WD40 mate !
Yes downward force was applied in great manner
No need for torx screws now as the head is rather shagged.
Do you know if the inner bolt comes through the floor ?
yes if u get on your hands and knee's and look underneath you can see it... this is where the wd40 shud be going mainly not inside ure car
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Jake
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is there enough room for an adjustable spanner?
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jamied
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i had this trouble. tried allsorts
in end got a massive pair of mole grips and got my dads strong m8 on it
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infinitycorsa
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pm sent
i didnt look under the car for access to the bolt but grind as much as u can off top and back then drill and re tap
[Edited on 24-10-2005 by infinitycorsa]
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Gregor
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So does that mean that I can drill straight through the fcuker , through the floor and just put a big nut and bolt on ?
Cheers
Gregor
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infinitycorsa
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no drill through the bolt almost size on size, and then use a centre punch or alike to knock the rest out so hopfully u wont damage thread....its not a quick process but at least its done either that or get someone to weld a bolt on to the screw
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infinitycorsa
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you knock the scrap under the car you will see day light
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Gregor
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Are you talking about the inner bolt (closest to handbrake etc) or the outer bolt ?
The inner bolt is the one I'm stuck on.
Surely you would have put on a new nut as well as re thread ?
Cheers
Gregor
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infinitycorsa
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to get easier access to the bolt you can remove the seat from the sub frame...bit of a ball ache but can be done
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infinitycorsa
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front seats ...rear bolts
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infinitycorsa
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sorry closest to the door mine was
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CorsAsh
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Get vibrio to talk to it, it'll unscrew itself and run away rather than endure that.
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Jake
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quote: Originally posted by Ash
Get vibrio to talk to it, it'll unscrew itself and run away rather than endure that.
or tell him to shut the fuck up.
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