any tips for removing stripped flexplate/flywheel bolts?
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that's not good!!! How did all 6 get stripped??
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5 did ones out.
I have no clue especially me doing it and using the right socket. I guess the bolts were just old and wouldn't take anymore since they were so torqued or something.
I have no clue especially me doing it and using the right socket. I guess the bolts were just old and wouldn't take anymore since they were so torqued or something.
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You can try getting a set of those sockets with teeth for removing damaged bolts. You can try hammering on a smaller socket. Or if you have a welder you can weld a new nut onto the head of the bolt.
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well I do have a nut out thing from craftsman was going to try it. Didn't think of the welder though I do gots me one now though hehe might have to try it.
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I don't reckon you can get a pipe wrench to get a bite on them can ya? Sometimes tightening a stuck bolt a little helps loosen it up, but yours might be too far gone now. Heat helps too, so when you weld the nut on it, use plenty of heat and a heavy weld. Only thing is you might have to wait for it to cool, you're not supposed to heat the bolt because it will expand and get more difficult to remove, but once it cools it may pop loose whatever is hanging it up. And since it's a crankshaft you don't really have the option of putting heat on the crank. Good luck bubba!
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I thougt he meant the threads were stripped, so it's the bolt heads then are rounded?
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If the heads are already screwed clamp the Vise-Grips on the bolt then beat on the pliers with a hammer. I hate that resistance, resisitance, slip feeling of a fastener letting go, especially when its something really important or hard to get at....
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heads are stripped vice grips aint gonna cut it, before they got stripped I had a torque wrench on them and it was reading past 100 ft. lbs. trying to break one loose. I would guess they are 200 ft. lbs or better and how that happened not a clue when I put em on I torque em right and not over torqued or impacted like that.
guess what though, find my craftsman bolt out set, after digging out the entire building almost I FINALLY find them, open em up and I only gort the small 5 piece kit. Of course the biggest one, isn't big enough. So now I have to find a bigger one/buy another set just to try in hopes it may work. if not it's grinder/chisel time then weld some nuts on the studs and try to pull them out.
guess what though, find my craftsman bolt out set, after digging out the entire building almost I FINALLY find them, open em up and I only gort the small 5 piece kit. Of course the biggest one, isn't big enough. So now I have to find a bigger one/buy another set just to try in hopes it may work. if not it's grinder/chisel time then weld some nuts on the studs and try to pull them out.
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I'm going to assume you have already soaked these stubborn bastards in the penetrating oil of your choice correct? If not, it can't hurt to try it now. I was going to suggest a manual impact wrench, which is a harder hit than a cheater bar, but less destructive than an air/electric impact gun. Mcmaster-Carr sells a really good one for like thirty bucks with a bunch of bits.....
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Good luck with those extractors, this is the real test for those things.
