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Old 02-09-2006, 01:53 PM
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Ok so today i decided to start my steering wheel swap. Well as i start i pull the plastic peices off the side of the wheel so i can remove the airbag. I notice that hey the T-50 Tamper proof torx bolts are fucked up. Looks as if someone has tried or has removed the steering wheel before using improper tools. Well needless to say the torx bit wont do shit to remove them. Anyone have experience with this? How do i get these bitches out?


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Old 02-09-2006, 02:08 PM
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Use your teeth
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Old 02-09-2006, 02:10 PM
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Take a tork bit slightly bigger than that area and smah it in with a hammer until its secure. Thats really the only advice that I have, I haven;t had to deal with this problem before.
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Old 02-09-2006, 02:11 PM
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get a drill if all else fails
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chisel and hammer if fits
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Old 02-09-2006, 02:15 PM
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Weld a wrench to that bitch, then buy a new one.
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Old 02-09-2006, 02:58 PM
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Hit that sucka with the blow torch....


nah just kidding..


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Old 02-09-2006, 03:12 PM
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Default Re: Help! Stripped out torx bolt

this has happened to me before
this is what you do
1. dremel out the nipple in the center
2. one of the standerd allenkeys will fit, kinda. it will be a tight squzze, you gotta wiggle & tap it in (gently so you can get it out)
3. use a redneck breaker bar (the round end of a wrench) and twist that sucker out.

or

1. dremel a slot into the head
2. either find a large removible flat head bit and the socket that fits it
or drill a hole thru the end of the screwdriver and insert a large extention and twist that fucker out

oooooooooooooooooooooooorrrrrr................
1. drill a hole in the center of the bolt
2. use an easy out

getteo engnering at its finest....
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haha....thanx Tom.
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or see if you can get a pair of pliers on the outside of it?
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