Seized allen bolt

[FishyMug]

I've gotten round to fitting a fender extenda at long last, went to take off the front fender only to find one of the two allen bolts has seized, which i have now managed to 'round'.....AAAARGH! It's slightly recessed into the fender, any tips for getting it out without drilling?

[jamesobrady]

yup...get some araldite or heavy duty epoxy and glue an allen bit into it. Let it dry and then try twist it out.

Failing that....bang a Torx bit into it with a hammer and twist it out.

Failing that... get someone to weld a nut onto it and twist it out.

Failing that...drill it.... :)

[Neil63]

Hammering in a Torx is certainly one way to do it. Or try gently sawing a slot with a junior hacksaw and then using a large bladed screwdriver. Or try using an impact driver, which usually works pretty well if you've managed to cut a groove deep enough to get some purchase.

Oh, and use lots of WD40 on the bolt beforehand too.

[yorkie_chris]

WD40

Nah, try TT+/plusgas/duck oil ... WD40 isn't really designed as a penetrant oil

[northwind]

WD40 is designed as a Water Displacement agent, which is where the name comes from. It's a pretty poor penetrating oil. It does a lot of things reasonably well, which makes it very versatile but when you've got a stuck bolt you don't want versatile, you want the best you can find at that one job. Which for me, so far, is Plus Gas. I mainly use WD40 for removing stickers :thumright:

And I'd be trying the torq bit with a hand impact driver here.

[yorkie_chris]

oI hope you're being ironic Yorkie,

Why am I blue...


It might have been designed for it, but its crap, good for stopping your tools from going rusty though.

[FishyMug]

Thx guys a torx bit did the trick! smeared a bit of copper grease on it for future removals :cool: