Intake bolts rounded...help
Intake bolts rounded...help
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S10 GTA

Original Poster:

13,794 posts

197 months

Saturday 14th April 2012
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Car is an Alfa V6

This evening, I was attempting to remove the 6 lovely chrome inlet pipes, so I can give them a good clean up.

However, one of the two Allen bolts on each pipe rounded as I was trying to undo them. I'm a bit stumped how I fix this now.

Help.

Edited by S10 GTA on Saturday 14th April 20:17

guards red

689 posts

230 months

Saturday 14th April 2012
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Done this on a V6. These will get them out:

http://www.irwin.com/tools/screw-bolt-extractors/9...

S10 GTA

Original Poster:

13,794 posts

197 months

Saturday 14th April 2012
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Thanks for that. Trip to the shops tomorrow then.

Bobrick

161 posts

184 months

Saturday 14th April 2012
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guards red said:
Done this on a V6. These will get them out:

http://www.irwin.com/tools/screw-bolt-extractors/9...
Exactly what I have and have used in the past, excellent tools, got mine from Machine Mart.

lgw

305 posts

240 months

Sunday 15th April 2012
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Can endorse the sockets aswell excellent tool I got mine from Cromwell Tools

S10 GTA

Original Poster:

13,794 posts

197 months

Sunday 15th April 2012
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Thanks for the suggestion. I went and got some from machine Mart today, £32, and did the trick.

An excellent tool.