

| Subject: | Re: Kick Butt tool for removing stripped/ruined allen bolts from CV's. |
| From: | Tom Buese |
| Date: | Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:44:26 -0600 |
Those sets are off the shelf items at any large Sears store tool dept., IIRC. They are over by the cash register! YMMV, Mr. BZ-coveted them earlier, but resisted the urge On Oct 11, 2010, at 4:30 PM, David Milo wrote: > 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 >> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> Always be yourself, because the people that matter don't mind, >> and the ones who mind, don't matter. >>
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