Stripped Head Bolts
04-07-2003, 02:12 AM
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hey guys, I just got an Electric Traxxis Stampede but have a Duratrax Maximum MT that I thought I might try and get running again. It had an airleak so I thought I would tear the engine apart and seal everything up. So I take the engine out of the car and get my allen wrench. Get it on one of the head bolts and it stripped out(I had the right size BTW),So I went to another bolt and it stripped out,then another stripped. The last one broke loose. My question is how do I get these bolts off now. I can't get a hacksaw blade in there to cut a straight edge in it for a screwdriver. What are your thoughts,Matt
04-07-2003, 02:30 AM
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hey sounds like you are screwed hahalol.... uh cough cough umm never mind lol. anyways, you have to be VERY VERY careful doing this, but a small drill or dremel, with a 1/16 bit or something very small might be able to mill it out enough for you the get a small screwdriver in there...
04-07-2003, 06:46 PM
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Yes, make sure that the drill is bigger than the threading on the other side. Also you will definitly know when its popped off as you actually hear (and feel) a crack, once you hear that stop drilling and that screw should be loose. Also don't feel afraid to push hard since if you don't it will take a long time (like 10 min per screw) and the screws are deeper than you think. When you feel that your getting close to the bottom of the screw let up a little bit and wait for that pop!
04-08-2003, 02:22 AM
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cut off wheel
Dremel and a Fiber cut off wheel and those screw heads are history.
Drilling out the heads is busy work and a pain in the rear. By the time you get one done with the drill. I will have all of them chopped with the dremel.
Work smarter not harder
Dbow
Drilling out the heads is busy work and a pain in the rear. By the time you get one done with the drill. I will have all of them chopped with the dremel.
Work smarter not harder
Dbow
