Striped muffler bolt

[Justin Taylor]

Ms 046 striped bolt what’s the best way to get this out (I dident strip it)

 

[2stroker]

If you can't get a grip with a pair of visegrips, just drill the head of the screw off, remove the muffler and use the visegrips to remove the screw once the tension is relieved.
2stroker

 

[Huskybill]

Stripped aLen cap hex screw? Take a flat nose punch and hammer to swage the hex closed up. Your going to pein the hex closed up. Go around the hex head. Then take a Allen wrench and hammer to swage the hex back into the screw. It works.

 

[atpchas]

Or if you have a dremel and cutting wheel, cut a straight groove through the top to let you use a flat blade screwdriver.

 

[Chainmale]

If you can heat the female thread up it'll make it easier for you too

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

I'd try slotting it first, and also heat it up.
If that doesn't work, weld a nut to it.
On a small screw like that, will need to crank the heat up a bit as it won't be much more than a tack weld.

 

[Mad Professor]

I'd try slotting it first, and also heat it up.
If that doesn't work, weld a nut to it.
On a small screw like that, will need to crank the heat up a bit as it won't be much more than a tack weld.

What ^^^^^ and atpchas said. Heat the casing to a dull red when you try to back the screw out

 

[Justin Taylor]

Thanks for all of the help I will try what you all said tonight

 

[jp233]

yep, try a slot and use a flathead first.

then use liberal PB Blaster or your favorite penetrant. Not a lubricant, a penetrant.

Heat helps

If you have a strike-style Hand Impact tool, those things are magic

 

[JP56]

Ms 046 striped bolt what’s the best way to get this out (I dident strip it)

If you have a dremel or similar you can also try grinding across the top to "slot head" the bolt top.

 

[Okie]

Before you cut a slot in it for a screwdriver:
SOMETIMES I can take a really good hex drive torx driver (hex shank type torx like used in screwdrivers or type that has 1/4-3/8 drive ratchets) and peck it into a stripped allen head bolt/screw and bring it out. A China made torx driver will not work and this may damage the splines on your torx driver.
The pecking of driving the torx driver into the stripped hex also helps wake up the rust.