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    Default Extremly stripped head bolt nut, help

    I have an EXTREMELY stripped head bolt nut. i went to sears and bout the damn craftsman extracter bits and the ones that are close to the size of the headbolt are too big and the otehr one is too small, if anyone has any tricks to get it out, PLEASE let me know
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    how do you strip a 12 pt nut?

    good luck, those are NOT something you strip, no way to get them out
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    Thanks for the advice
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    My stepdad was helping me, and he didnt have enough pressure down on the bolt while i was using a braker bar and it slipped off
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    got it
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    how?
    I was about to say take the one that berely fits and bang it on.


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    Quote Originally Posted by aaronfelipe
    how?
    I was about to say take the one that berely fits and bang it on.
    yea. use a 11 and hammer it in. then getting it out is another problem. lol

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    you drill it out taylor?

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    Ya, i used a smaller one, hammered it on the nut,, but now that socket is useless, i cant get it out of the head bolt, its fine tho, its off
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    To get the bolt out... Throw it in a vise heat it up with a torch, stick a bolt in the middle and hammer the fuck out of it
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    Its out, I just used a hammer
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