Trying to remove the gold bolts which hold the map light in and one of them has stripped out, was that way before I started messing with it. Now I can’t even get a bolt extractor to work. Any advise?
Stripped bolt, extractor no joy.
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Dremel. Cut a slotted/standard cut for a screwdriver. Take your time.
If you don't have a Dremel, a hacksaw blade will work to cut the slot as well.
If it’s that tight maybe drill the head off. That’s a really confined spot.
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And drill the rest of the bolt out?
Can you see what’s on the back side? Captive nut in a spring clip?
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Try pressing a rubber band in there with an oversized Phillips head. You might get lucky.
Dam, that’s a heavy duty bolt. You should probably gouge the head off, or just heat if you don’t have an air stinger handy.
You could always weld a nut on it. That is a bit of a tight spot, but a stick will get in there. At least it’s overhead, that’s gonna make it easier.
If none of that works, just grab that girly little screw with a pair of pliers.
You could always weld a nut on it. That is a bit of a tight spot, but a stick will get in there. At least it’s overhead, that’s gonna make it easier.
If none of that works, just grab that girly little screw with a pair of pliers.
Diagonal pliers or vice grips
Hit it with a small chisel counterclockwise. You can sacrifice an actual sharp old wood chisel, once it cuts a notch you have a good indent to get a hit on. This will work 90% of the time.
Please don't weld a nut. Don't want to see a post about "What I should do with a burnt up 80" . Cut a slot with a Dremel or drill it out.
The leaky sunroof tray is like a sprinkler system in an 80.
Obviously I was just busting balls. Don’t burn down your truck.
take a good pair of diagonal cutters and approach the head straight on spanning perpendicular to the head. Then while holding the cutters against the head bite into the sides of the head. This takes using both hands and alignment of the cutter is important so it won't side slip off the head. Once you have a good bite on it just back the screw out.
The machines I work on have allen head button screws all over it and I've done this hundreds of times on all sizes of screws.
good luck
The machines I work on have allen head button screws all over it and I've done this hundreds of times on all sizes of screws.
good luck
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Well this is how I ended up coming at it cut the bolt head off and grabbed it with vise grips even then it was tough to unwind. Whoever previously took this out had cross threaded it and then proceeded to strip the head. Got it though.
