Stripped bolt

E90-07 · 02-21-2012, 08:39 PM

Hey anyone ever have experience with using those tap drill kits to drill out a stripped bolt?

SMOKE EM IF U GOT EM!! · 02-21-2012, 08:45 PM

A majority of the ones I've used are reverse thread. They work good if you use them properly. Snap-on's is pretty good.

JTWCT · 02-21-2012, 09:00 PM

This just happened to me a few days ago with a torx screw. I used a rubber band and surprisingly it worked.

http://lifehacker.com/5462520/remove...-a-rubber-band

SMOKE EM IF U GOT EM!! · 02-22-2012, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by JTWCT

This just happened to me a few days ago with a torx screw. I used a rubber band and surprisingly it worked.

http://lifehacker.com/5462520/remove...-a-rubber-band

That's a cool idea. Never thought nor tried that.

E90-07 · 02-22-2012, 02:30 PM

Yea never thought of the rubber band but I'll give it a try and what torx bolt did you strip... I messed up the one that holds the rotor to the hub

JTWCT · 02-22-2012, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by E90-07

Yea never thought of the rubber band but I'll give it a try and what torx bolt did you strip... I messed up the one that holds the rotor to the hub

I stripped the Torx 15 that connects the air intake snorkel. A very careless mistake... I heard the rubberband method doesn't work for others though.

Other methods: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index....ripped-screws/

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