Stripped torx on strut tower
#1
Stripped torx on strut tower
someone...please...HELP!!!
the torx nut on the drivers side was totally stripped. i have already done the passanger side, and everything else came out fine.with the master cylander, i couldnt get a parallel line to drill it out.
should i get a grinder bit out for my drill and grind off the entire head?
any suggestions? i know i have posted this a few times...but i am desperate. i cant put it back together and take it somewhere, but i cant finish it myself....help...
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the torx nut on the drivers side was totally stripped. i have already done the passanger side, and everything else came out fine.with the master cylander, i couldnt get a parallel line to drill it out.
should i get a grinder bit out for my drill and grind off the entire head?
any suggestions? i know i have posted this a few times...but i am desperate. i cant put it back together and take it somewhere, but i cant finish it myself....help...
#3
Re: Stripped torx on strut tower
tried that. but because of its location, and proximity to the brake lines, i can not get a grinder in there.
i would really like to meat the person who invetned torx heads...and kick them square in the nuts...or uterus if the're a woman...
i would really like to meat the person who invetned torx heads...and kick them square in the nuts...or uterus if the're a woman...
#4
Re: Stripped torx on strut tower
Originally Posted by SpeedDemon02SS
tried that. but because of its location, and proximity to the brake lines, i can not get a grinder in there.
i would really like to meat the person who invetned torx heads...and kick them square in the nuts...or uterus if the're a woman...
i would really like to meat the person who invetned torx heads...and kick them square in the nuts...or uterus if the're a woman...
If shoebox's solution doesn't work, I'd carefully grind the head off the screw and remove the upper shock mount and get the rest of the screw out with vise grips so you don't ruin the threads in the upper shock mount by drilling.
#5
Re: Stripped torx on strut tower
Originally Posted by Bud M
No, this one's probably on you, not the invetner.
true, i could remove the brake lines, but i dont really want to go there unless its a last resort. i am going to try a grindign wheel, and grind the head away. once the shock tower is out, gonna cut a slice in the top, and see if i can get it with some heat, and a flat head.
#7
Re: Stripped torx on strut tower
I hate when that happens. I just had a transmission plug strip on me 2 weeks ago. I had to weld another bolt to it and use the impact wrench.
Last edited by "White Knight"; 07-07-2006 at 10:50 AM.
#8
Re: Stripped torx on strut tower
im going to grind off the head...then take the strut supports somewhere to get a nut welded on to the remaining bolt. then just unscrew it. sux...turns a 1 day job into a weekend project...but this is the price we pay for modification...
#9
Re: Stripped torx on strut tower
Originally Posted by SpeedDemon02SS
tried that. but because of its location, and proximity to the brake lines, i can not get a grinder in there.
#12
Re: Stripped torx on strut tower
grinding bit + rotozip=
Justin - 1 : bolt - 0
anyhoo...with all my headaches, and being the first time i have done this, took me a full day to complete. not as much bandaids as expected, and no beer yet
but let me be the first to say...damn that biatch is LOW!!! i will get some pics up tomorrow...
its 5 am now...im off to bed.
Justin - 1 : bolt - 0
anyhoo...with all my headaches, and being the first time i have done this, took me a full day to complete. not as much bandaids as expected, and no beer yet
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its 5 am now...im off to bed.
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