OK, my friend Phil lent me these bolt extractors which are phenomenal for removing the &*(&*^!!!! allen bolts that have been holding up my CV rebuild for a month now. (Well to be honest I haven't felt like crawling under the van either) :-) I tapped the #8 one down on the stripped out allen bolt and with one crank on my 1/2" drive it loosened and removed that &*^&!!! bolt!! Check the pics of these out at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chookvw/?saved=1
They are Craftsman tools, but I couldn't find a part no. on them anywhere. The harder you turn to loosen the bolt, the tighter this extractor bites into it. I am SO going to Sears to get a set!
Courtney
 
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