View Full Version : Need help! cant get bolts out
s14vagabond
04-16-2009, 11:47 PM
k so ive made an attemt at the kouki conversion today.
worked from 6am-3pm, got off and started working on the car from 3-11pm, im exhausted and my friend and i
got one fender off, but the other fender had CRAPPY ass BOLTS that didnt come off.
one bolt just kept going around and around in circles
and the other is inside the door but is all rounded out and hard to fit.
Can anyone help me with what to do? Oh yeah i also have work tomorrow...and i dunno how i can drive to work without my headlights, bumper, etc.
undesiredshoe
04-16-2009, 11:59 PM
http://www.toolstation.com/images/library/stock/webbig/51010.jpg
Bolt extractor
or
http://www.global-b2b-network.com/direct/dbimage/50224718/Cordless_Hand_Drill.jpg
Drill them out
VanduzerLancerES
04-17-2009, 12:00 AM
Drilling them out is super eassy!!!!
s14vagabond
04-17-2009, 11:46 AM
yeah too bad drill doesnt work for neither.
drill is too big for one spot(inside door that connects to fender)
and the other just goes around and around in cirles like infinity.
help pls, i need this kouki conversion done by this week.
BustedS13
04-17-2009, 11:56 AM
the spinning one, drill it out.
the one by the door, could you not reach it with your tools? unless you snapped the bolt head off, i'm not seeing the problem.
s14vagabond
04-17-2009, 01:04 PM
the spinning one, drill it out.
the one by the door, could you not reach it with your tools? unless you snapped the bolt head off, i'm not seeing the problem.
i tried using a drill...drill as in like screwdriver drill right?
also the one by the tool, i can only reach hardly with a small wench, not a place for vice grip etc....
im getting the sears screw extractor today....anyone got anymore tips?
my problem is like this guys... http://zilvia.net/f/tech-talk/17060-stripped-bolt.html
BustedS13
04-17-2009, 01:11 PM
okay. for the stripped/spinning one, USE A DRILL. WITH A DRILLBIT. THEY LOOK LIKE THIS.
http://shop.pitsco.com/sharedimages/product/Large/L_DRILL-BIT.jpg
for the one by the door, you're going to need something called a "wrench". they look like this.
http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/51/d/AAAAAo46vLQAAAAAAFHThQ.jpg
you or one of your friends probably has a dad with a garage full of things like this.
sleep
04-17-2009, 01:16 PM
i tried using a drill...drill as in like screwdriver drill right?
also the one by the tool, i can only reach hardly with a small wench, not a place for vice grip etc....
im getting the sears screw extractor today....anyone got anymore tips?
my problem is like this guys... http://zilvia.net/f/tech-talk/17060-stripped-bolt.html
All of your answers are in that thread..................:stupid:
ixfxi
04-17-2009, 10:22 PM
leave the mechanical work for mechanics, and body work for body guys. if you cant handle removing a stripped screw, then you really shouldnt be working on cars....
depends how desperate you are, drill, angle grinder, there are a lot of solutions. grow a pair and bust some skills or pay someone qualified to do it for you maing
Vision Garage
04-17-2009, 10:30 PM
plasma cut that breeezy!
drift into a curb
04-17-2009, 11:06 PM
Get a long screwdriver to remove the one inside the fender. The one closer to the door, you'll need a wrench. most likely a 12mm boxed end? I think someone posted a ratchet wrench. Those will work too. Invest in some tools and some... tools. If it's rounded off, you can use a bolt extractor... if you can reach it. If not, you might want to try some clamp vice grip pliers.
s14vagabond
04-17-2009, 11:31 PM
i tried the long screwdriver, didnt work, vice grips dont fit.
wrenches fit but dont work as its a rounded out bolt.
friends getting his brothers tool tomorrow so ill let u know..
ill try that drill thing though...
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