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allen screw head stripped on valley cover any suggestions...please

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Old 05-11-2012, 10:31 AM
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Exclamation allen screw head stripped on valley cover any suggestions...please
I ordered a LS6 valley cover so i started to remove all the bolts for my valley cover on my ls1 but the last one on the far side by the fire wall stripped any suggestions? Please
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Just to clarify, is this the threads on the bolt or the head of the bolt?
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Just to clarify, is this the threads on the bolt or the head of the bolt?
its the head... im was thinking of cutting the head off some how but i really dont know its troqued down pretty good...
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dremel a line across it and use a flathead screwdriver.

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dremel a line across it and use a flathead screwdriver.

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right on man thanks, ima try that today ill let you know how it goes worst case scenerio you think i will have to cut the head of huh?
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Got it off!!![IMG][/IMG]
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