Stripped the recessed allen bolt inside the fan clutch bracket..

[OGBULLYLOCDAWG]

FML.

Everything was going fine until I got to the recessed screw on the bottom of the bracket, only to realize that the hex socket wouldn't clear the little opening on the pulley and was also too short. Started sifting thru a bunch of unsorted Allen Wrenches til I found one that fit. Found one that fit, but turned out to be an SAE 7/32 and stripped the mess out of the bolt.

- Got a set of metric allens that only ended up stripping the bolt even more

- That JB Welding an Allen Wrench to the bolt method did not work for me.. at all.

Just went out and picked up a screw extractor set, gonna take a crack @ it tomorrow evening. Anyone been stuck in this predicament, on this exact bolt (or something similar)?

Any other tips or successful methods out there?

[bint2k]

Drilling stripped screws work best for.me...

[martianbooby]

FML.

Everything was going fine until I got to the recessed screw on the bottom of the bracket, only to realize that the hex socket wouldn't clear the little opening on the pulley and was also too short. Started sifting thru a bunch of unsorted Allen Wrenches til I found one that fit. Found one that fit, but turned out to be an SAE 7/32 and stripped the mess out of the bolt.

- Got a set of metric allens that only ended up stripping the bolt even more

- That JB Welding an Allen Wrench to the bolt method did not work for me.. at all.

Just went out and picked up a screw extractor set, gonna take a crack @ it tomorrow evening. Anyone been stuck in this predicament, on this exact bolt (or something similar)?

Any other tips or successful methods out there?

ive done the same thing to that bolt...

after trying a bunch of stuff ii gave up took a chisel and sat infront of it for an hour maybe 2 hitting it in the same spot until i created a deep enough line. i was going to stick a flat head in that line and hold it with a strap wrench. but somehow the allen now decided to fit there and got stuck on the line i made which was awesome and the bolt came right out....

if u do decided to try and drill be sure to let the bit cool off every few seconds or it will brake inside the bolt and then u wont be able to drill into it no more....

edit:

i just found some old pics of this:






enjoy :)

[Haenszel20v]

just drill the head off.

[OGBULLYLOCDAWG]

I appreciate all of the tips y'all! I read through 'em before going out to try the screw extractor kit. About 15mins, 2 broken drill bits, broken extractor inside the bolt later, I was f*cked and out of ideas...


Sat there for a good 5 minutes--staring at the stripped bolt with the broken extractor sitting in there..

After those 5mins were up, I just about snapped... started hammering everything from drill bits to screwdrivers, to cardboard (yeah.. I lost it, lol)

Then I spotted the allen wrench out the corner of my eye.. and thought "why not?"


Hammered that SOB in there til' it got stuck! Noticed that I could no longer turn it easily in the stripped bolt


Flipped the allen short ways to get a little more torque on it...






SUCCESS!!

This was immediately followed by some flexin' and yelling of the phrase "DO WORK!!" (Rob & Big) lol


Once again, I appreciate y'all taking the time to offer up the tips. The chisel was the next step, as I had f*cked any chance of drilling it out with the extractor stuck in there. If that didn't work, the head of that sucker was coming off.


Thanks again!

[Calimus]

Late the party, but I see you found the age old answer. When it doesn't work, get a bigger hammer and teach that SOB who's boss. I was in a similar pickle with the steering rack bolt that's accessed from under the car. Someone had made an attempt to remove it in the past and chewed it all to hell. End result was several extensions, a 5lbs mini sledge, 10min of profanity laden hammering followed by 5min of profanity laden self gratitude when I was able to break the bolt lost and get it out. My neighbors might have thought it strange if I hadn't done those exact things many times over the years.

Now, get a new bolt and when ya put them all back, use some never seize on the threads that go the deepest and a very small amount of blue locktite on the threads closest to the surface of the bolt head. That has been my method for making sure things don't come back out until I take them out and the removal has always been a lot easier.

[OGBULLYLOCDAWG]

^Calimus, Thanks.

I'll make sure I definitely use that tip when getting it all back together.

The steering rack is actually next up on my list, so my neighbors might get the same wake-up greeting in the middle of the night, lol.

[Calimus]

GL with the rack. It's a real PITA, but only because the bolt that's under the car and the two banjo bolts that hold the steering fluid lines to the rack. Everything else is a breeze. When if comes to putting the rack back in, I would suggest you get an extra set of hands. Will make putting the banjo bolts back in a good bit easier.