Please let the list know what the catalog or item number is. They look to be
very useful for certain exhaust nuts as well. (And not just on Vanagons).

Dave

On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 6:00 PM, Courtney Hook <courtneyhook@shaw.ca> wrote:

> 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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