How to remove a stripped alan bolt??

[sleazebagger 10+ year member]

Trying to rewire my Audison yesterday and I got lazy and used a non-audison alan wrench to remove one of the bolts from the channel. The bolt stripped of course and so I decided to get a screw extractor.

I had no success with the extractor and drilled a bit into the nut to try and get something to grip onto.

Still no hope.

I'm thinking maybe a dremel with a small disc to make a notch so I have something to back it out with.

This would **** big time as this amp was in mint condition and it is very expensive and hard to find a good lrx 6.9 like this. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif

any help would be great

Sims

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[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

Some better pictures would be a good start...

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

get some super glue and a screw that will fit into the allen head. put some super gule in the head, place screw into glue, give a sec to dry, remove screw, done.

 

[Sub Woofin 10+ year member]

try a flat head screwdriver. works for me every time

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

pic sucks. how about drill it all the way out and get a new one?

 

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get some super glue and a screw that will fit into the allen head. put some super gule in the head, place screw into glue, give a sec to dry, remove screw, done.

was gonna say something similar. but he might end up gluing the screw to the amp. then it is //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/nono.gif.eca61d170185779e0921b0faa9704973.gif

 

[BlactimusCrime 10+ year member]

if you can cut a slot in it with the dremel and use a flat head screwdriver, that would be good. but the glue idea^^^ sounds like a possibility too

 

[sleazebagger 10+ year member]

Some better pictures would be a good start...

this camera cant take a close up for sh1t!.

Maybe its user error... just like the stripped screw.... lol

 

---------- Post added at 08:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:45 PM ----------

 

get some super glue and a screw that will fit into the allen head. put some super gule in the head, place screw into glue, give a sec to dry, remove screw, done.

I will try this before I dremel as I really dont want to dremel this baby.

Thanks man

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

mine has a little flower button for close ups //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

next post is "i have successfully glued the screw to the amp"

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[sleazebagger 10+ year member]

pic sucks. how about drill it all the way out and get a new one? 

---------- Post added at 09:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:40 PM ----------

 

was gonna say something similar. but he might end up gluing the screw to the amp. then it is //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/nono.gif.eca61d170185779e0921b0faa9704973.gif

the hole is deep enough that I dont think that will happen.

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

if that glue trick doesnt work sometimes you can force a star bit into the stripped allen hole and the sharp edges of the bit will bite it also helps to force it at an angle to the side as you turn it out

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

use a square or torx bit?

 

[Slayerx 10+ year member]

Send me the amp, I'll get it out //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif

 

[I Like Waffle]

3-Piece Pro Grabit® Industrial Bolt&Screw Extractor | eBay

I have one of these, one of my best tool purchases.

 

[TheUnderFighter 10+ year member]

Macro setting on the camera ftw... that's one of the worst pics I've ever seen. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[sleazebagger 10+ year member]

Macro setting on the camera ftw... that's one of the worst pics I've ever seen. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

its on my phone... I dont think theres a macro setting.

 

---------- Post added at 10:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:26 PM ----------

 

3-Piece Pro Grabit® Industrial Bolt&Screw Extractor | eBay
I have one of these, one of my best tool purchases.

I bought the spiral looking ones by Erwin and they seem to be crap. Might have to give these a shot it glue doesn't work.

 

---------- Post added at 10:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:27 PM ----------

 

use a square or torx bit?

tried that but it doesn't seem to grab

 

---------- Post added at 10:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:28 PM ----------

 

if that glue trick doesnt work sometimes you can force a star bit into the stripped allen hole and the sharp edges of the bit will bite it also helps to force it at an angle to the side as you turn it out

A star bit might work if it has sharp edges. hmmmm

thanks