wulferus
Active member
Sugar Honey Iced Tea! I dun mucked up!
I was in the process of replacing my drivers side CV axle in my 2004 passat wagon. I used www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bTGA4z876A as my reference. I believe that my first mistake was getting my 10mm triple square from advanced auto. The first bolt, I got out, then after that they all started stripping. My bit is soft metal and is chewed up already, no matter how hard I tried to press in to keep it seated. These suckers are IN THERE! No way they were only tightened to 60 ft/lbs
So here I am with stripped heads. I tried vice grips... nothing.... tried hammering on a 15mm socket but it is JUST too loose, starts to spin, and 14mm is too tight... I dont have enough room to hit it hard enough, and same with trying to hammer in a 12mm triple square. its way too big. Friend suggested hammering in a star bit? but same thing, not much hammer swinging room... maybe tack on a nut to the top of a bolt? all I have is a cheap harbor freight mig welder.
any suggestions very much appreciated!
cheers!
I was in the process of replacing my drivers side CV axle in my 2004 passat wagon. I used www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bTGA4z876A as my reference. I believe that my first mistake was getting my 10mm triple square from advanced auto. The first bolt, I got out, then after that they all started stripping. My bit is soft metal and is chewed up already, no matter how hard I tried to press in to keep it seated. These suckers are IN THERE! No way they were only tightened to 60 ft/lbs
So here I am with stripped heads. I tried vice grips... nothing.... tried hammering on a 15mm socket but it is JUST too loose, starts to spin, and 14mm is too tight... I dont have enough room to hit it hard enough, and same with trying to hammer in a 12mm triple square. its way too big. Friend suggested hammering in a star bit? but same thing, not much hammer swinging room... maybe tack on a nut to the top of a bolt? all I have is a cheap harbor freight mig welder.
any suggestions very much appreciated!
cheers!