The big experiment - amateur 3B shenanigans

[Knight Rider S4]

Id go with 4wheeldrifter on this as the only other option would be is to cut it and then worry about the stud when you have the diff on a workbench

[shaun5]

If you have rounded of a cap(allen) headed bolt, use one of your new tools (torq bit) hit that into where you would fit the allen key use a breaker bar to undo.

[4WheelDrifter]

And then what do you do with the socket afterwards?! Must be FUBAR'd?

Nope. Not if you use a decent socket. As I said, I had to do about half of my propshaft bolts like this. I continue to use the socket.
You just need a vice or mole grips to get the offending bolt back out the socket. Sometimes you wish you didn't smack the socket on so far.

[Fat Audi 80]

Come on man. Hammer a 12 point socket onto it. Then get a nice big breaker bar on the case It worked for me. I had to do about 6 or more of them this way.

And then what do you do with the socket afterwards?! Must be FUBAR'd?

[4WheelDrifter]

haha. well if it was a hex head that had rounded off i'd hammer a socket on. but it's round with an allen head so it's round on the outside so I dunno if the socket would grip.

It's a tried and tested method. Just find a socket that will nearly fit over the head of the offending bolt, and hammer it on.

[Nj]

haha. well if it was a hex head that had rounded off i'd hammer a socket on. but it's round with an allen head so it's round on the outside so I dunno if the socket would grip.

and i do intend to do anything and everything to get the job done but the diff is to go down to Sal so I really don't want to do any damage to it.

balls to it - that bolt is coming off on saturday if I have to chew it off. :mischeif:

[Acidburn]

Brute force, thats the way to go. Tbh if it was me and I had that sort of task infront of me (and it was all mine) i'd just go at it any way I could do till I got it all sorted.

[4WheelDrifter]

Come on man. Hammer a 12 point socket onto it. Then get a nice big breaker bar on the case It worked for me. I had to do about 6 or more of them this way.

[Nj]

I believe the term is blissfully ignorant mate.

[Fat Audi 80]

well i spent about an hour under the car on sat morning with the impact driver and blow torch and couldn't get the buggr to move. I even put the allen socket on it and battered it into the bolt head, then gave it a good impact drivering. nuffin. I did get all 6 bolts loosened ok at the front though. It's just that one and I really don't want to cut it off and mess about trying to get the remains out later.
If the royal mail would ever deliver the cans of freeze spray i'll be giving that a bash.

cheers for the support by the way. very much needed.

You need the support, you must have balls the size of melons to attempt this!

I really hope you do succeed though.

Cheers,

Steve.

[Nj]

cheers mate. all support welcome. Nuvo is coming down Sat morning to give me a hand so hopefully there'll be a flurry of activity to report on.

[drmatrix]

All,
this is the new Guy, awesome thread im inspired cant wait to get mine so i cant start my own project.

keep up the hard work dude

[Nj]

cheers mike. good to see you pop up in my thread

of course when i finish the s2 i'll need another project to make use of the extra tools

[Mikes2]

For the bolt, I would suggest a set of twist sockets like these

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEILSON-10PC-S...QQcmdZViewItem

Irwin tools also make a set which I got for around £30

[s2dude]

is this the set mate?
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...e-bit-holder-s

Thats the one