Dealing with stripped bolts

[HellsRise 10+ year member]

I've got 2 stripped Torx bolts on my hands right now that I can't for the life of me get out. Vice grips did not help at all. The one I'm fine with drilling out if that's my only option. The other, however is a seat belt bolt that i definitely will NOT drill out. Should I just cut the carpet around the bolt and deaden around the seat belt, or what should I do?

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[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Hammer and chisel until it breaks free, then remove and replace it

 

[J31Rob 5,000+ posts]

drill 'er out, bud.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

I saw something advertised on TV that will take any stripped nut or bolt out or off //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[ArrizX 10+ year member]

Weld a bolt to the top.

Ratchet it out; viola.

 

[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

Weld a bolt to the top.
Ratchet it out; viola.

if you can keep from catching shit on fire, that actually seems like a really good idea... never thought of that.

 

[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

I saw something advertised on TV that will take any stripped nut or bolt out or off //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

i can take any nut off //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[MyFartsStink 10+ year member]

Shit just get a ****in wrech and twist the bish off. Not that hard, and no need of thread.

 

[Crzy 10+ year member]

the crafstman bolt off things work real weel actually. they eat into the bolt head and you can use a real long breaker bar and get most bolts loose usually, or use an impact gun

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

Bleh. Outdated fastener and driver designs. In 10 years time this will no longer be a problem. I have a patent for a bolt that is physically impossible to strip //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

In the meantime, WD-40 + wrench.

 

[AVSTANG02]

Bleh. Outdated fastener and driver designs. In 10 years time this will no longer be a problem. I have a patent for a bolt that is physically impossible to strip //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif
In the meantime, WD-40 + wrench.

Me too //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif