1 of 4 of my Bolts on Instrament Cluster dash has stripped head

[rworell]

Previous owner must have used the wrong Torx head to try and remove :banghead: because its round inside now. "lol". What can I use to get this stripped bolt head out? The threads are fine inside its just the Head that I need help with.

Any suggestions my friends?

Thanks
Rich

 

[Richardv]

Bolt extractor......

Previous owner must have used the wrong Torx head to try and remove :banghead: because its round inside now. "lol". What can I use to get this stripped bolt head out? The threads are fine inside its just the Head that I need help with.

Any suggestions my friends?

Thanks
Rich

....you need to drill in the center of the head and screw the proper size extractor bit. Precision work but can be done.

 

[Buckeye Bleau]

Several years ago I purchased a small set, maybe four pieces, of screw extractors from Craftsman. I will admit that they don't always work, but they have saved me at least a few times.

Joe

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: You can't get to it with a set of needle-nosed Vise-Grips; can you? :dontknow:
Sometimes if you're persistent: you can find the right sized screwdriver, and just catch enough of the remaining corners (if any....), to get it moving.
Good luck; please let us know what it takes! :thumbup:

 

[Av8er]

If you can get to it with a Dremel you can slot the head and use a common screwdriver to remove it. That being said, I am not real sure which bolts you are referring to.
Good luck!

 

[rworell]

Please see the pic for referece....

I'm referring to this cluster and the screw that is circled.

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: How in the heck did that one get buggered-up?
They shouldn't be that tight. :dontknow:

Try the "Dremel and flat-bladed screwdriver trick" first. :thumbup:

 

[40Xshooter]

EASY-OUT

An easy-out would probably be the best choice for that location.

 

[Dirtbag]

Stripped screw

If u end up having to drill it out go get a left direction drill a lot of time it will spin the bolt out well u are drilling it

 

[larryd]

Some thing to try

Try several different sizes of allen wrenches, metric and sae sizes and see if you can get any to bite in the hole...You might also try a small screw driver, you may need to grind down the width of the blade to see if you can get a bite...Cabinet screwdriver, (straight blade) works the best...If all else fails run a left handed drill bit on the head and it will probably bite and back the screw out...

 

[Chupaca]

Bummer...

If not cross theaded you can epoxy closest fitting tool and ease it out. Next will have to be the steps mentioned above requiring drilling...:gaah:

 

[SpyderSteveFL]

Those screw should not be very tight. I would try the rubber band method first before power tools in there... http://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Rubber-...tripped-Screws When you get them out replace the screws.