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04-14-2009, 06:05 PM
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1970 C10
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Stripped bolt help!
I'm in the process of cleaning up the motor, and found that the long bolt that holds the alternator in has a stripped head....
 whats the best way of getting it out?? i thought about just drilling a small slit and trying to use a large flat head screwdriver to get it out. whats the best option for me? |
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04-14-2009, 06:16 PM
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Between Trucks...
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Los Angeles, CA.
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Re: Stripped bolt help!
Vice grips, or you could weld a nut to the bolt.
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04-14-2009, 06:17 PM
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: NORTHEAST OHIO
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Re: Stripped bolt help!
check these out...I got a set at my local sears and they have bailed me out many times http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...2060000P?mv=rr
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04-14-2009, 06:19 PM
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1970 C10
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Location: Cleveland Ohio
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Re: Stripped bolt help!
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i may run up to sears to grab a set |
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04-14-2009, 06:24 PM
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sharp as a marble
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Re: Stripped bolt help!
cut the head off with a hack saw or a cutoff wheel. slide the alternator out of the way , and put a set of vise grips on the bolt. IF the bolt is not bottomed in the head you should be able to unscrew the bolt.
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04-14-2009, 06:35 PM
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Gone to greener pastures
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Re: Stripped bolt help!
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Then try to back the bolt out again.
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04-14-2009, 07:30 PM
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Re: Stripped bolt help!
i have a set of snap on ones you jsut trap on the right size one and take a wrench and turn it out like normal
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04-14-2009, 07:49 PM
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Re: Stripped bolt help!
i usually grind two flat spots on either side of a damaged bolt head, then just use either a crescent wrench or a vice grip ad winch it off.
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04-14-2009, 08:04 PM
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1970 C10
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Cleveland Ohio
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Re: Stripped bolt help!
It expanded nicely and was stuck around the alternator itself, i just ended up using a cut off wheel and cutting it right past the alternator.
Thanks for the help! |
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