Stripped...

[booger]

Make the investment.

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less of an investment, DesmoTimes approved

[the_Journeyman]

Got the impact driver.  Still have stuck bolts.  I'm using a 20oz hammer and the same twisting pressure that snapped two sockets and a allen socket. 

JM

[ducpainter]

Get a hammer 

I use a 3 pounder.

[Düb Lüv]

here's the way i would approach this. either drill or grind the head of the bolt. completely remove the rear set. after doing that, you would have access to the remaining piece of the bolt. heat the area where the bolt on the case with MAP gas, then use a pipe wrench to muscle it out. yeah you have to get new bolts, but seems like this has been going on too long.

[Veloce-Fino]

Get a hammer  

I use a 3 pounder.

Haha... 3 pounder! that's not a hammer that's a MANAMMER.

Do you use it for finishing nails as well?

[ducpainter]

Haha... 3 pounder! that's not a hammer that's a MANAMMER.

Do you use it for finishing nails as well?

The whole idea of an impact driver is the impact part.

The twisting force is secondary.

...and no...I back it up to 16 oz for finish nails...even better is the trusty finish gun.

[64duc]

Get a hammer  

I use a 3 pounder.

  BFH  The same one I use.  I have two impact drivers one from WalMart which is a useless piece of junk, and one from KD tools that is 35 years old and still works great. You get what you pay for.

You can always tell a mechanic by the size of the hammers in his toolbox.   

[jc.cyberdemon]

how did you make out?

[the_Journeyman]

Haven't gotten my hands on a big hammer yet ~

JM

[scduc]

At this stage, I think you've probably tried every thing short of drilling, but you may want to cut a slot (like a flat blade screwdriver) through the head. Then use an old screw-driver and hammer as a drift. My guess, is that this wont work and you will end up drilling the head off.

[dlearl476]

Get a set of stub-type easy outs (like the ones on top)



Heat the bezeezus out of the bolt, and use the impact driver on it.  If that doesn't get it out, I'd get out the dremel and remove every bit of material you can, then drill and re-tap the hole.


(I'd drill the head off the bolt as an absolute last resort. If the methods you've tried so far haven't worked, getting a vice grip on the theaded area of the bolt won't either)

Another method would be to have a welder weld a larger bolt to what you have left, then get a larger wrench on it.  I can't tell if what you have there is steel or aluminum. 

[He Man]

Get a set of stub-type easy outs (like the ones on top)

ill pay good money to see that snap on a bolt thats stuck proper. EZ outs are my worst nightmare, they are ONLY good for bolts that arent stuck.

[ducpainter]

ill pay good money to see that snap on a bolt thats stuck proper. EZ outs are my worst nightmare, they are ONLY good for bolts that arent stuck.

You're learnin'....

[the_Journeyman]

So I've beat myself and the bike senseless with the impact driver.  No joy so far.  I've yet to get a bigger hammer on it, I may locate one today and give it a whirl.

JM

[Teutonics]

Have you been keeping it soaked in PB Blaster or Kroil?  Over time either can really work some magic.