Urgent Help! Removing rounded off torx sbolt

slothmeister · 6 Dec 2008 at 13:30

Hi guys,

My best mate and i have just been stripping the interior on his vauxhall signum to put in a new half leather interior.

However, one of the seat bolts is stuck on fast and been trying to remove it for the last hour or so but the bolt is now becoming rounded off.

What can we do??!?!?

Kitchster_uk · 6 Dec 2008 at 13:35

slothmeister said:
Hi guys,

My best mate and i have just been stripping the interior on his vauxhall signum to put in a new half leather interior.

However, one of the seat bolts is stuck on fast and been trying to remove it for the last hour or so but the bolt is now becoming rounded off.

What can we do??!?!?

Spot weld a socket or similar to it, bob's your uncle.

slothmeister · 6 Dec 2008 at 13:39

okay then, and if you haven't got a spot welder!

MikeHunt79 · 6 Dec 2008 at 13:41

Sometimes you can use an allen key in rounded torx bolts.

If not, get the next size up torx bit, and hammer it in!

6thElement · 6 Dec 2008 at 13:47

ez-out.

moss · 6 Dec 2008 at 13:49

MikeHunt79 said:
If not, get the next size up torx bit, and hammer it in!

This has usually worked for me, make sure its well in and straight in though.

Cybermyk · 6 Dec 2008 at 14:26

On motorcycle casing bolts I used to end up using a cold chisel to remove the worst ones. When you're give a time limit for a job the 20p bolt loses every time. Of course you would have to ensure you have a replacement

djbenjo · 6 Dec 2008 at 14:37

Use a grinder to put a slot in, then use a flat headed screwdriver.

AtlanticP · 6 Dec 2008 at 15:05

Get a slightly larger bit the tap it in, normally the force of the tapping is enough to jar it loose and the slightly larger bit makes a new 'key' to undo it.

Glaucus · 6 Dec 2008 at 15:07

get *** next size socket down and a big hammer, hammer it on. Also use a blow torch to heat the nut up. and plenty of wd40 to help lossen it, watch out for fires.
Or
Weld a bar or new head onto it.
or
Drill it out and re thread. A thread tool isn't expensive and is so so useful.

Defcon5 · 6 Dec 2008 at 18:24

If the trim round it is going to be chucked, get some molegrips on it

djbenjo · 6 Dec 2008 at 22:10

Molegrips are rubbish for this sort of thing imo

Rich1988 · 7 Dec 2008 at 00:28

molegrips wont be any use on a round bolt, the grinder idea could work provided its a big torx bolt (t 50 and above) I would try hammering a bigger one into it though and using the shock to loosen it.

atpbx · 7 Dec 2008 at 00:33

??????

A drift and a hammer............

even my mum knows that.

mattyprice4004 · 7 Dec 2008 at 01:20

Rich1988 said:
molegrips wont be any use on a round bolt, the grinder idea could work provided its a big torx bolt (t 50 and above) I would try hammering a bigger one into it though and using the shock to loosen it.

OT: I found your car at Tulketh

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