Three hours later ...2 broken Bits plus the propane torch there is nothing
closely resembling the head of a bolt there.  Still won't come off. I'm
getting the new CVs and off to the mechanic it goes. Sorry to dissapoint
the clan. I lost this battle but not the war.

Will report how this ends.

Jorge

On Sun, 18 May 2003, Stan Wilder wrote:

> Except to remove the bearing housing and pull the whole
> CV/axle assembly out where you can get vise grips on it.
> ------------------------ Clip -------------------------------
> Drill the head off!
> Let me say it again, Drill the head off.
> The bolt will come out of the stub axle after this.
>
> Stan Wilder
>
> On Sun, 18 May 2003 13:07:13 -0700 Steve Delanty
> <laurasdog@WEIRDSTUFFWEMAKE.COM> writes:
> > If it's down in the "hole from hell" at the outer end then I don't
> > have
> > much good advise for a stripped bolt....
> >
> > Except to remove the bearing housing and pull the whole
> > CV/axle assembly out where you can get vise grips on it.
> >
> > You'll probably have to remove the brake line and parking brake
> > cable to get it out far enough.
> >
> > Good luck!
> >
> > Steve
> > '86 Westy
> >
> > At 11:44 AM 5/18/2003, you wrote:
> > >3 days and $250 in tools later  I'm one bolt away from removing
> > the
> > >passenger side rear side. Let me re-phrase, this is the
> > "proverbial" last
> > >bolt!! The bolt is now somewhere between 1/4 and 6.5mm in size and
> > closer
> > >to sending me to the nut house! Any tricks short of C-4??
> > >
> > >I'll probably end up buying new CVs but I will go thru the exercise
> > at
> > >least to save my pride.
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >
> > >Jorge and the Angry Bolt
> > >
> > >'85 Weekender
> >
> >
>
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