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Old May 5, 2004 | 08:39 AM
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Default HELP!! options for removal of rusted/striped bolt

93 civic hatch.
its the 2 under the hood that connect the shocks to the car...4 in total, 2 on each side. i soaked the shit out of it for almost 2days now. they wont budge!
i used a breaker bar and all it does is strip it...i dont wanna **** it up even more.
what can i do now? heat it? chisel it? cut it??
thanks
andy
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Old May 5, 2004 | 08:45 AM
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het a set of extracting sockets. They are kinda threaded on the inside to bite into the bolt head to help you get them out. They work really well. Craftsman makes a decent set.
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Old May 5, 2004 | 01:41 PM
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Yeah they got a set. There really good. There made to grip to the head in such a way that even if it's stripped it will hold on tight!
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Old May 5, 2004 | 03:30 PM
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I've never really had trouble with those bolts? Another solution to getting really stripped/rounded bolts off is to take 1 size smaller (preferably an impact sock) and just hammer that sucker on there. It's going to pretty much ruin the bolt and can be a real pain to get that sucker back out of the socket but once it's down and tight, it's not going to spin. Your ears will probably right for a while too.
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