Fortunately for Me, many years ago, before I had a need to know,

I was told of a trick that has not ever yet failed Me in the couple of dozen

occasions I have needed to use it,,, So give this a shot >

Get a 12 point 12mm socket preferably 3/8 drive for proper amount of

strength, add a long extension so You have a good hand hold & hammer

the socket onto the head of the Bolt, apply a ratchet or breaker bar as

needed & give it a twist ~~~ Good luck,,, Hope it works as well for You

 as it has for Me ~

                                                ORR ~ DeanB

> On 31 Dec , 2023, at 6:41 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote:
> 
> And don't be discouraged at all....last time my extremely experienced Vanagon mechanic replaced all 4 CV's, his comment was that usually a couple of the bolts snap at the head...and sure enough, that is exactly what happened and they were on the outside CV's.  So basically, plan ahead for this event.  
> 
>    On Sunday, December 31, 2023 at 05:15:57 PM PST, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:  
> 
> Pretty easy... get a drill that will go into the recess in the top (head)
> of the bolt that is slightly larger than the diameter of the threaded part.
> The head will fall off  when you reach the threads. Remove the CV joint.
> Then drill a hole in the remaining dimple to fit your favorite thread
> extractor and have at it.
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Sun, Dec 31, 2023 at 7:12 PM Rick Cooper <rick@webleaf.ca> wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I've got a noisy CV joint and thought I would remove and repair it today.
>> But I managed to round off one of the twelve 6mm Allen socket-head bolts so
>> that I cannot break the last bolt free.  Unfortunately it is on the outside
>> CV joint so it inaccessible by most tools.
>> 
>> Has anyone had this experience and can offer any advice?  Am I stuck
>> drilling out/off the head of the bolt?  And then how do I remove the shaft
>> from the wheel assembly since it will be challenging, even with joint out
>> of the way, to get a good hold on it with vice-grips?
>> 
>> Thanks for any help.
>> 
>> Rc
>> 
>