Quick Torx rant..any suggestions?
05-09-2004, 07:07 AM
#31
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Re: Quick Torx rant..any suggestions?
I recently put mirror relo brackets on my '00 TJ and all but one of the
screws came out easily. The last stripped just like yours. I drilled about
5/8" into the center of the screw with a 3/16" drill (you'll see why in a
second), then with a 5/16" drill in the same hole drilled until the screw
head came off (they are 5/16 screws, so this size drill will pop the head
off when iit drills deep enough to get through the head). That left the
screw body in the hole, with about 3/8" of a 3/16" hole left in it (see why
I did that one first?). I then used an ez-out, and backed the screw right
out. The screw itself was loose, it was the head that was binding (from the
paint, I'd guess)
In the fall when I remove the brackets I'll replace the screws with
Allen-head stainless screws from my local hardware store.
"Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3a3f4978.0405081630.5d0d332d@posting.google.c om...
> I've always had to struggle with these idiotic Torx bolts Jeep uses.
> Today I was trying to put mirror relo brackets on...I was warned
> before that the retards at the factory had lathered lots of Loctite on
> these particular ones when they installed them. It is now not
> physically possible to exert enough force on these cheap bolts to
> loosen them before they strip. No matter how I line them up or how
> hard I keep the bit pressed in (even hammering the bit in doesn't work
> enough), these pieces of ---- just grind apart when I try to turn
> them. What can I do? They're not totally stripped out yet-I think I
> might just pay someone to spot weld a bar onto them and hammer them
> out. What other options do I have? It's a '99 TJ with no rust or
> anything in the holes. The Jeep is a great vehicle in the whole of its
> parts, but the details like this (and how cheap the black plastic on
> the interior is) are where it sucks!
>
> Matt
screws came out easily. The last stripped just like yours. I drilled about
5/8" into the center of the screw with a 3/16" drill (you'll see why in a
second), then with a 5/16" drill in the same hole drilled until the screw
head came off (they are 5/16 screws, so this size drill will pop the head
off when iit drills deep enough to get through the head). That left the
screw body in the hole, with about 3/8" of a 3/16" hole left in it (see why
I did that one first?). I then used an ez-out, and backed the screw right
out. The screw itself was loose, it was the head that was binding (from the
paint, I'd guess)
In the fall when I remove the brackets I'll replace the screws with
Allen-head stainless screws from my local hardware store.
"Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3a3f4978.0405081630.5d0d332d@posting.google.c om...
> I've always had to struggle with these idiotic Torx bolts Jeep uses.
> Today I was trying to put mirror relo brackets on...I was warned
> before that the retards at the factory had lathered lots of Loctite on
> these particular ones when they installed them. It is now not
> physically possible to exert enough force on these cheap bolts to
> loosen them before they strip. No matter how I line them up or how
> hard I keep the bit pressed in (even hammering the bit in doesn't work
> enough), these pieces of ---- just grind apart when I try to turn
> them. What can I do? They're not totally stripped out yet-I think I
> might just pay someone to spot weld a bar onto them and hammer them
> out. What other options do I have? It's a '99 TJ with no rust or
> anything in the holes. The Jeep is a great vehicle in the whole of its
> parts, but the details like this (and how cheap the black plastic on
> the interior is) are where it sucks!
>
> Matt
05-09-2004, 07:07 AM
#32
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Re: Quick Torx rant..any suggestions?
I recently put mirror relo brackets on my '00 TJ and all but one of the
screws came out easily. The last stripped just like yours. I drilled about
5/8" into the center of the screw with a 3/16" drill (you'll see why in a
second), then with a 5/16" drill in the same hole drilled until the screw
head came off (they are 5/16 screws, so this size drill will pop the head
off when iit drills deep enough to get through the head). That left the
screw body in the hole, with about 3/8" of a 3/16" hole left in it (see why
I did that one first?). I then used an ez-out, and backed the screw right
out. The screw itself was loose, it was the head that was binding (from the
paint, I'd guess)
In the fall when I remove the brackets I'll replace the screws with
Allen-head stainless screws from my local hardware store.
"Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3a3f4978.0405081630.5d0d332d@posting.google.c om...
> I've always had to struggle with these idiotic Torx bolts Jeep uses.
> Today I was trying to put mirror relo brackets on...I was warned
> before that the retards at the factory had lathered lots of Loctite on
> these particular ones when they installed them. It is now not
> physically possible to exert enough force on these cheap bolts to
> loosen them before they strip. No matter how I line them up or how
> hard I keep the bit pressed in (even hammering the bit in doesn't work
> enough), these pieces of ---- just grind apart when I try to turn
> them. What can I do? They're not totally stripped out yet-I think I
> might just pay someone to spot weld a bar onto them and hammer them
> out. What other options do I have? It's a '99 TJ with no rust or
> anything in the holes. The Jeep is a great vehicle in the whole of its
> parts, but the details like this (and how cheap the black plastic on
> the interior is) are where it sucks!
>
> Matt
screws came out easily. The last stripped just like yours. I drilled about
5/8" into the center of the screw with a 3/16" drill (you'll see why in a
second), then with a 5/16" drill in the same hole drilled until the screw
head came off (they are 5/16 screws, so this size drill will pop the head
off when iit drills deep enough to get through the head). That left the
screw body in the hole, with about 3/8" of a 3/16" hole left in it (see why
I did that one first?). I then used an ez-out, and backed the screw right
out. The screw itself was loose, it was the head that was binding (from the
paint, I'd guess)
In the fall when I remove the brackets I'll replace the screws with
Allen-head stainless screws from my local hardware store.
"Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3a3f4978.0405081630.5d0d332d@posting.google.c om...
> I've always had to struggle with these idiotic Torx bolts Jeep uses.
> Today I was trying to put mirror relo brackets on...I was warned
> before that the retards at the factory had lathered lots of Loctite on
> these particular ones when they installed them. It is now not
> physically possible to exert enough force on these cheap bolts to
> loosen them before they strip. No matter how I line them up or how
> hard I keep the bit pressed in (even hammering the bit in doesn't work
> enough), these pieces of ---- just grind apart when I try to turn
> them. What can I do? They're not totally stripped out yet-I think I
> might just pay someone to spot weld a bar onto them and hammer them
> out. What other options do I have? It's a '99 TJ with no rust or
> anything in the holes. The Jeep is a great vehicle in the whole of its
> parts, but the details like this (and how cheap the black plastic on
> the interior is) are where it sucks!
>
> Matt
05-09-2004, 07:07 AM
#33
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Re: Quick Torx rant..any suggestions?
I recently put mirror relo brackets on my '00 TJ and all but one of the
screws came out easily. The last stripped just like yours. I drilled about
5/8" into the center of the screw with a 3/16" drill (you'll see why in a
second), then with a 5/16" drill in the same hole drilled until the screw
head came off (they are 5/16 screws, so this size drill will pop the head
off when iit drills deep enough to get through the head). That left the
screw body in the hole, with about 3/8" of a 3/16" hole left in it (see why
I did that one first?). I then used an ez-out, and backed the screw right
out. The screw itself was loose, it was the head that was binding (from the
paint, I'd guess)
In the fall when I remove the brackets I'll replace the screws with
Allen-head stainless screws from my local hardware store.
"Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3a3f4978.0405081630.5d0d332d@posting.google.c om...
> I've always had to struggle with these idiotic Torx bolts Jeep uses.
> Today I was trying to put mirror relo brackets on...I was warned
> before that the retards at the factory had lathered lots of Loctite on
> these particular ones when they installed them. It is now not
> physically possible to exert enough force on these cheap bolts to
> loosen them before they strip. No matter how I line them up or how
> hard I keep the bit pressed in (even hammering the bit in doesn't work
> enough), these pieces of ---- just grind apart when I try to turn
> them. What can I do? They're not totally stripped out yet-I think I
> might just pay someone to spot weld a bar onto them and hammer them
> out. What other options do I have? It's a '99 TJ with no rust or
> anything in the holes. The Jeep is a great vehicle in the whole of its
> parts, but the details like this (and how cheap the black plastic on
> the interior is) are where it sucks!
>
> Matt
screws came out easily. The last stripped just like yours. I drilled about
5/8" into the center of the screw with a 3/16" drill (you'll see why in a
second), then with a 5/16" drill in the same hole drilled until the screw
head came off (they are 5/16 screws, so this size drill will pop the head
off when iit drills deep enough to get through the head). That left the
screw body in the hole, with about 3/8" of a 3/16" hole left in it (see why
I did that one first?). I then used an ez-out, and backed the screw right
out. The screw itself was loose, it was the head that was binding (from the
paint, I'd guess)
In the fall when I remove the brackets I'll replace the screws with
Allen-head stainless screws from my local hardware store.
"Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3a3f4978.0405081630.5d0d332d@posting.google.c om...
> I've always had to struggle with these idiotic Torx bolts Jeep uses.
> Today I was trying to put mirror relo brackets on...I was warned
> before that the retards at the factory had lathered lots of Loctite on
> these particular ones when they installed them. It is now not
> physically possible to exert enough force on these cheap bolts to
> loosen them before they strip. No matter how I line them up or how
> hard I keep the bit pressed in (even hammering the bit in doesn't work
> enough), these pieces of ---- just grind apart when I try to turn
> them. What can I do? They're not totally stripped out yet-I think I
> might just pay someone to spot weld a bar onto them and hammer them
> out. What other options do I have? It's a '99 TJ with no rust or
> anything in the holes. The Jeep is a great vehicle in the whole of its
> parts, but the details like this (and how cheap the black plastic on
> the interior is) are where it sucks!
>
> Matt
05-09-2004, 07:23 AM
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Check the Size of bit - Was (Torx rant..any suggestions?)
A little known fact is that Loctite makes a adhesive remover
& you can put this stuff on & it will soak down the threads to
get the job done. I've used this stuff in work with some success.
If you go to the Loctite page it's advertised as:
X-NMS® CleanUp Solvent for Instant Adhesives
You might run into some problem with paint covering the bolt
head in the area your talking about. I had to remove the bolts
on the windshield brackets on my TJ when I installed a Garvin
Wilderness expedition rack & I made sure I had a new torx
bit & it was the CORRECT SIZE. It seems that especially with
torx bolts that a smaller size bit will feel like its the right size
but there will be just enough slop to mess up the bolt head.
I know that on one of the Harleys that I had that they had their
own size torx for something or other & I had to go & buy the
torx bit from Harley
L8r - Jersey
"Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3a3f4978.0405081630.5d0d332d@posting.google.c om...
> I've always had to struggle with these idiotic Torx bolts Jeep uses.
> Today I was trying to put mirror relo brackets on...I was warned
> before that the retards at the factory had lathered lots of Loctite on
> these particular ones when they installed them. It is now not
> physically possible to exert enough force on these cheap bolts to
> loosen them before they strip. No matter how I line them up or how
> hard I keep the bit pressed in (even hammering the bit in doesn't work
> enough), these pieces of ---- just grind apart when I try to turn
> them. What can I do? They're not totally stripped out yet-I think I
> might just pay someone to spot weld a bar onto them and hammer them
> out. What other options do I have? It's a '99 TJ with no rust or
> anything in the holes. The Jeep is a great vehicle in the whole of its
> parts, but the details like this (and how cheap the black plastic on
> the interior is) are where it sucks!
>
> Matt
05-09-2004, 07:23 AM
#35
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Posts: n/a
Check the Size of bit - Was (Torx rant..any suggestions?)
A little known fact is that Loctite makes a adhesive remover
& you can put this stuff on & it will soak down the threads to
get the job done. I've used this stuff in work with some success.
If you go to the Loctite page it's advertised as:
X-NMS® CleanUp Solvent for Instant Adhesives
You might run into some problem with paint covering the bolt
head in the area your talking about. I had to remove the bolts
on the windshield brackets on my TJ when I installed a Garvin
Wilderness expedition rack & I made sure I had a new torx
bit & it was the CORRECT SIZE. It seems that especially with
torx bolts that a smaller size bit will feel like its the right size
but there will be just enough slop to mess up the bolt head.
I know that on one of the Harleys that I had that they had their
own size torx for something or other & I had to go & buy the
torx bit from Harley
L8r - Jersey
"Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3a3f4978.0405081630.5d0d332d@posting.google.c om...
> I've always had to struggle with these idiotic Torx bolts Jeep uses.
> Today I was trying to put mirror relo brackets on...I was warned
> before that the retards at the factory had lathered lots of Loctite on
> these particular ones when they installed them. It is now not
> physically possible to exert enough force on these cheap bolts to
> loosen them before they strip. No matter how I line them up or how
> hard I keep the bit pressed in (even hammering the bit in doesn't work
> enough), these pieces of ---- just grind apart when I try to turn
> them. What can I do? They're not totally stripped out yet-I think I
> might just pay someone to spot weld a bar onto them and hammer them
> out. What other options do I have? It's a '99 TJ with no rust or
> anything in the holes. The Jeep is a great vehicle in the whole of its
> parts, but the details like this (and how cheap the black plastic on
> the interior is) are where it sucks!
>
> Matt
05-09-2004, 07:23 AM
#36
Guest
Posts: n/a
Check the Size of bit - Was (Torx rant..any suggestions?)
A little known fact is that Loctite makes a adhesive remover
& you can put this stuff on & it will soak down the threads to
get the job done. I've used this stuff in work with some success.
If you go to the Loctite page it's advertised as:
X-NMS® CleanUp Solvent for Instant Adhesives
You might run into some problem with paint covering the bolt
head in the area your talking about. I had to remove the bolts
on the windshield brackets on my TJ when I installed a Garvin
Wilderness expedition rack & I made sure I had a new torx
bit & it was the CORRECT SIZE. It seems that especially with
torx bolts that a smaller size bit will feel like its the right size
but there will be just enough slop to mess up the bolt head.
I know that on one of the Harleys that I had that they had their
own size torx for something or other & I had to go & buy the
torx bit from Harley
L8r - Jersey
"Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3a3f4978.0405081630.5d0d332d@posting.google.c om...
> I've always had to struggle with these idiotic Torx bolts Jeep uses.
> Today I was trying to put mirror relo brackets on...I was warned
> before that the retards at the factory had lathered lots of Loctite on
> these particular ones when they installed them. It is now not
> physically possible to exert enough force on these cheap bolts to
> loosen them before they strip. No matter how I line them up or how
> hard I keep the bit pressed in (even hammering the bit in doesn't work
> enough), these pieces of ---- just grind apart when I try to turn
> them. What can I do? They're not totally stripped out yet-I think I
> might just pay someone to spot weld a bar onto them and hammer them
> out. What other options do I have? It's a '99 TJ with no rust or
> anything in the holes. The Jeep is a great vehicle in the whole of its
> parts, but the details like this (and how cheap the black plastic on
> the interior is) are where it sucks!
>
> Matt
05-09-2004, 07:23 AM
#37
Guest
Posts: n/a
Check the Size of bit - Was (Torx rant..any suggestions?)
A little known fact is that Loctite makes a adhesive remover
& you can put this stuff on & it will soak down the threads to
get the job done. I've used this stuff in work with some success.
If you go to the Loctite page it's advertised as:
X-NMS® CleanUp Solvent for Instant Adhesives
You might run into some problem with paint covering the bolt
head in the area your talking about. I had to remove the bolts
on the windshield brackets on my TJ when I installed a Garvin
Wilderness expedition rack & I made sure I had a new torx
bit & it was the CORRECT SIZE. It seems that especially with
torx bolts that a smaller size bit will feel like its the right size
but there will be just enough slop to mess up the bolt head.
I know that on one of the Harleys that I had that they had their
own size torx for something or other & I had to go & buy the
torx bit from Harley
L8r - Jersey
"Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3a3f4978.0405081630.5d0d332d@posting.google.c om...
> I've always had to struggle with these idiotic Torx bolts Jeep uses.
> Today I was trying to put mirror relo brackets on...I was warned
> before that the retards at the factory had lathered lots of Loctite on
> these particular ones when they installed them. It is now not
> physically possible to exert enough force on these cheap bolts to
> loosen them before they strip. No matter how I line them up or how
> hard I keep the bit pressed in (even hammering the bit in doesn't work
> enough), these pieces of ---- just grind apart when I try to turn
> them. What can I do? They're not totally stripped out yet-I think I
> might just pay someone to spot weld a bar onto them and hammer them
> out. What other options do I have? It's a '99 TJ with no rust or
> anything in the holes. The Jeep is a great vehicle in the whole of its
> parts, but the details like this (and how cheap the black plastic on
> the interior is) are where it sucks!
>
> Matt
05-09-2004, 09:10 AM
#38
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Re: Check the Size of bit - Was (Torx rant..any suggestions?)
What will the adhesive dissolver do the the paint in general?
"Jersey" <IamHellbound@nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message
news:TYSdnS5l8_QriQPdRVn-tA@comcast.com...
>
>
> A little known fact is that Loctite makes a adhesive remover
> & you can put this stuff on & it will soak down the threads to
> get the job done. I've used this stuff in work with some success.
> If you go to the Loctite page it's advertised as:
>
> X-NMS® CleanUp Solvent for Instant Adhesives
>
> You might run into some problem with paint covering the bolt
> head in the area your talking about. I had to remove the bolts
> on the windshield brackets on my TJ when I installed a Garvin
> Wilderness expedition rack & I made sure I had a new torx
> bit & it was the CORRECT SIZE. It seems that especially with
> torx bolts that a smaller size bit will feel like its the right size
> but there will be just enough slop to mess up the bolt head.
> I know that on one of the Harleys that I had that they had their
> own size torx for something or other & I had to go & buy the
> torx bit from Harley
>
> L8r - Jersey
>
> "Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3a3f4978.0405081630.5d0d332d@posting.google.c om...
> > I've always had to struggle with these idiotic Torx bolts Jeep uses.
> > Today I was trying to put mirror relo brackets on...I was warned
> > before that the retards at the factory had lathered lots of Loctite on
> > these particular ones when they installed them. It is now not
> > physically possible to exert enough force on these cheap bolts to
> > loosen them before they strip. No matter how I line them up or how
> > hard I keep the bit pressed in (even hammering the bit in doesn't work
> > enough), these pieces of ---- just grind apart when I try to turn
> > them. What can I do? They're not totally stripped out yet-I think I
> > might just pay someone to spot weld a bar onto them and hammer them
> > out. What other options do I have? It's a '99 TJ with no rust or
> > anything in the holes. The Jeep is a great vehicle in the whole of its
> > parts, but the details like this (and how cheap the black plastic on
> > the interior is) are where it sucks!
> >
> > Matt
>
>
>
"Jersey" <IamHellbound@nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message
news:TYSdnS5l8_QriQPdRVn-tA@comcast.com...
>
>
> A little known fact is that Loctite makes a adhesive remover
> & you can put this stuff on & it will soak down the threads to
> get the job done. I've used this stuff in work with some success.
> If you go to the Loctite page it's advertised as:
>
> X-NMS® CleanUp Solvent for Instant Adhesives
>
> You might run into some problem with paint covering the bolt
> head in the area your talking about. I had to remove the bolts
> on the windshield brackets on my TJ when I installed a Garvin
> Wilderness expedition rack & I made sure I had a new torx
> bit & it was the CORRECT SIZE. It seems that especially with
> torx bolts that a smaller size bit will feel like its the right size
> but there will be just enough slop to mess up the bolt head.
> I know that on one of the Harleys that I had that they had their
> own size torx for something or other & I had to go & buy the
> torx bit from Harley
>
> L8r - Jersey
>
> "Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3a3f4978.0405081630.5d0d332d@posting.google.c om...
> > I've always had to struggle with these idiotic Torx bolts Jeep uses.
> > Today I was trying to put mirror relo brackets on...I was warned
> > before that the retards at the factory had lathered lots of Loctite on
> > these particular ones when they installed them. It is now not
> > physically possible to exert enough force on these cheap bolts to
> > loosen them before they strip. No matter how I line them up or how
> > hard I keep the bit pressed in (even hammering the bit in doesn't work
> > enough), these pieces of ---- just grind apart when I try to turn
> > them. What can I do? They're not totally stripped out yet-I think I
> > might just pay someone to spot weld a bar onto them and hammer them
> > out. What other options do I have? It's a '99 TJ with no rust or
> > anything in the holes. The Jeep is a great vehicle in the whole of its
> > parts, but the details like this (and how cheap the black plastic on
> > the interior is) are where it sucks!
> >
> > Matt
>
>
>
05-09-2004, 09:10 AM
#39
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Re: Check the Size of bit - Was (Torx rant..any suggestions?)
What will the adhesive dissolver do the the paint in general?
"Jersey" <IamHellbound@nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message
news:TYSdnS5l8_QriQPdRVn-tA@comcast.com...
>
>
> A little known fact is that Loctite makes a adhesive remover
> & you can put this stuff on & it will soak down the threads to
> get the job done. I've used this stuff in work with some success.
> If you go to the Loctite page it's advertised as:
>
> X-NMS® CleanUp Solvent for Instant Adhesives
>
> You might run into some problem with paint covering the bolt
> head in the area your talking about. I had to remove the bolts
> on the windshield brackets on my TJ when I installed a Garvin
> Wilderness expedition rack & I made sure I had a new torx
> bit & it was the CORRECT SIZE. It seems that especially with
> torx bolts that a smaller size bit will feel like its the right size
> but there will be just enough slop to mess up the bolt head.
> I know that on one of the Harleys that I had that they had their
> own size torx for something or other & I had to go & buy the
> torx bit from Harley
>
> L8r - Jersey
>
> "Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3a3f4978.0405081630.5d0d332d@posting.google.c om...
> > I've always had to struggle with these idiotic Torx bolts Jeep uses.
> > Today I was trying to put mirror relo brackets on...I was warned
> > before that the retards at the factory had lathered lots of Loctite on
> > these particular ones when they installed them. It is now not
> > physically possible to exert enough force on these cheap bolts to
> > loosen them before they strip. No matter how I line them up or how
> > hard I keep the bit pressed in (even hammering the bit in doesn't work
> > enough), these pieces of ---- just grind apart when I try to turn
> > them. What can I do? They're not totally stripped out yet-I think I
> > might just pay someone to spot weld a bar onto them and hammer them
> > out. What other options do I have? It's a '99 TJ with no rust or
> > anything in the holes. The Jeep is a great vehicle in the whole of its
> > parts, but the details like this (and how cheap the black plastic on
> > the interior is) are where it sucks!
> >
> > Matt
>
>
>
"Jersey" <IamHellbound@nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message
news:TYSdnS5l8_QriQPdRVn-tA@comcast.com...
>
>
> A little known fact is that Loctite makes a adhesive remover
> & you can put this stuff on & it will soak down the threads to
> get the job done. I've used this stuff in work with some success.
> If you go to the Loctite page it's advertised as:
>
> X-NMS® CleanUp Solvent for Instant Adhesives
>
> You might run into some problem with paint covering the bolt
> head in the area your talking about. I had to remove the bolts
> on the windshield brackets on my TJ when I installed a Garvin
> Wilderness expedition rack & I made sure I had a new torx
> bit & it was the CORRECT SIZE. It seems that especially with
> torx bolts that a smaller size bit will feel like its the right size
> but there will be just enough slop to mess up the bolt head.
> I know that on one of the Harleys that I had that they had their
> own size torx for something or other & I had to go & buy the
> torx bit from Harley
>
> L8r - Jersey
>
> "Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > I've always had to struggle with these idiotic Torx bolts Jeep uses.
> > Today I was trying to put mirror relo brackets on...I was warned
> > before that the retards at the factory had lathered lots of Loctite on
> > these particular ones when they installed them. It is now not
> > physically possible to exert enough force on these cheap bolts to
> > loosen them before they strip. No matter how I line them up or how
> > hard I keep the bit pressed in (even hammering the bit in doesn't work
> > enough), these pieces of ---- just grind apart when I try to turn
> > them. What can I do? They're not totally stripped out yet-I think I
> > might just pay someone to spot weld a bar onto them and hammer them
> > out. What other options do I have? It's a '99 TJ with no rust or
> > anything in the holes. The Jeep is a great vehicle in the whole of its
> > parts, but the details like this (and how cheap the black plastic on
> > the interior is) are where it sucks!
> >
> > Matt
>
>
>
05-09-2004, 09:10 AM
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Re: Check the Size of bit - Was (Torx rant..any suggestions?)
What will the adhesive dissolver do the the paint in general?
"Jersey" <IamHellbound@nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> A little known fact is that Loctite makes a adhesive remover
> & you can put this stuff on & it will soak down the threads to
> get the job done. I've used this stuff in work with some success.
> If you go to the Loctite page it's advertised as:
>
> X-NMS® CleanUp Solvent for Instant Adhesives
>
> You might run into some problem with paint covering the bolt
> head in the area your talking about. I had to remove the bolts
> on the windshield brackets on my TJ when I installed a Garvin
> Wilderness expedition rack & I made sure I had a new torx
> bit & it was the CORRECT SIZE. It seems that especially with
> torx bolts that a smaller size bit will feel like its the right size
> but there will be just enough slop to mess up the bolt head.
> I know that on one of the Harleys that I had that they had their
> own size torx for something or other & I had to go & buy the
> torx bit from Harley
>
> L8r - Jersey
>
> "Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3a3f4978.0405081630.5d0d332d@posting.google.c om...
> > I've always had to struggle with these idiotic Torx bolts Jeep uses.
> > Today I was trying to put mirror relo brackets on...I was warned
> > before that the retards at the factory had lathered lots of Loctite on
> > these particular ones when they installed them. It is now not
> > physically possible to exert enough force on these cheap bolts to
> > loosen them before they strip. No matter how I line them up or how
> > hard I keep the bit pressed in (even hammering the bit in doesn't work
> > enough), these pieces of ---- just grind apart when I try to turn
> > them. What can I do? They're not totally stripped out yet-I think I
> > might just pay someone to spot weld a bar onto them and hammer them
> > out. What other options do I have? It's a '99 TJ with no rust or
> > anything in the holes. The Jeep is a great vehicle in the whole of its
> > parts, but the details like this (and how cheap the black plastic on
> > the interior is) are where it sucks!
> >
> > Matt
>
>
>
"Jersey" <IamHellbound@nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message
news:TYSdnS5l8_QriQPdRVn-tA@comcast.com...
>
>
> A little known fact is that Loctite makes a adhesive remover
> & you can put this stuff on & it will soak down the threads to
> get the job done. I've used this stuff in work with some success.
> If you go to the Loctite page it's advertised as:
>
> X-NMS® CleanUp Solvent for Instant Adhesives
>
> You might run into some problem with paint covering the bolt
> head in the area your talking about. I had to remove the bolts
> on the windshield brackets on my TJ when I installed a Garvin
> Wilderness expedition rack & I made sure I had a new torx
> bit & it was the CORRECT SIZE. It seems that especially with
> torx bolts that a smaller size bit will feel like its the right size
> but there will be just enough slop to mess up the bolt head.
> I know that on one of the Harleys that I had that they had their
> own size torx for something or other & I had to go & buy the
> torx bit from Harley
>
> L8r - Jersey
>
> "Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3a3f4978.0405081630.5d0d332d@posting.google.c om...
> > I've always had to struggle with these idiotic Torx bolts Jeep uses.
> > Today I was trying to put mirror relo brackets on...I was warned
> > before that the retards at the factory had lathered lots of Loctite on
> > these particular ones when they installed them. It is now not
> > physically possible to exert enough force on these cheap bolts to
> > loosen them before they strip. No matter how I line them up or how
> > hard I keep the bit pressed in (even hammering the bit in doesn't work
> > enough), these pieces of ---- just grind apart when I try to turn
> > them. What can I do? They're not totally stripped out yet-I think I
> > might just pay someone to spot weld a bar onto them and hammer them
> > out. What other options do I have? It's a '99 TJ with no rust or
> > anything in the holes. The Jeep is a great vehicle in the whole of its
> > parts, but the details like this (and how cheap the black plastic on
> > the interior is) are where it sucks!
> >
> > Matt
>
>
>