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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 10:52 PM
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Long story short my buddy let some jackass build his motor. He didn't torque the heads right and he blew a gasket. Now I find out that 2 15mm head bolts are rounded out and now I'm pissed. Any ideas how to get them out?ÿ
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 10:56 PM
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6 sided 15 wont work? get a pic...
they make sockets that are tapered with teeth the wrong way..prolly what you need
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I tried the 6 sided socket didn't work though. But I'm gonna try that other one, thanks man.
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Anybody else got any tips?
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Go to Harbor Freight, buy two cheap open end wrenches, spot weld the them on the heads of the bolts, remove and throw away.
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Thats if you can get the wrench in there of course.
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weld nuts on top of them if you can... easiest fastest way
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I dont think a wrench will work. I've had stripped lug nuts on my old 40 chevy and used the socket type tool as above. It worked pretty good, 19 bucks at summit racing.

Pic of head bolts, you mean the ones on the bottom or in the middle?
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Yeah, your right. Probably the welded nut on top like got-a-ls1 said would work best.
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They are the ones in the middle.
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Sears has a socket set designed for stripped/rounded out bolts http://www.sears.com/shc/s/s_10153_1...stFilter=Brand If not I've found using a smaller size socket and hammering it on the bolt to get it out.
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Drill in the middle of the bolt and us the extractor bit? I've broke bolts off before and thats how I did it. They make a special socket too that would probably be easier since they're torqued
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Thanks for your input guys, I went and bought two cheap sockets and jb welded them on to the bolts. Came right off.
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Originally Posted by 04gtoBMXracer
Thanks for your input guys, I went and bought two cheap sockets and jb welded them on to the bolts. Came right off.
wow, jb weld saves the day yet again!
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amazed jb weld worked lol! i never been able to get that **** to harden to full strength no matter how i mix it... it doesnt like me.
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I didn't figure JBweld would be strong enough to hold that. Thats awesome though. Glad you got it.
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