Rounded off allen bolt

[Supercharged Junkie 0]

Hi Guys

 

Gonna change the valve cover gasket soon as oil running down the back of the engine block, So i ordered a new gasket from VW today, and thought i`ll get a head start by swapping out the m8x20 bolts that go from the rocker cover to the inlet manifold with some new ones i got.

Problem is managed to remove two of the four, but the other two have been completly rounded off, and of course theres no room to get anything on the bolt itselfs :brickwall:

Anyone got any ideas on the best way to remove them?

 

Thanks,

Ian

[Sonicriot13 0]

Mole grips? :shrug: Have you tried swearing at them?

[jimmyvwjunkie 0]

get an allen key that is slightly bigger than the rounded off hole (like 0.5mm- 1mm bigger) and smack it in. turn the bolt clock wise to break the seal then unscrew. oh sure u ken but wd40 is allways a good idea :D

[swiftkid 1]

Have you tried swearing at them?

 

:lol: can you get a bigger allen key and hammer it in? or try imperial?

[Kempy 0]

try irwin easy outs, I had the same problem with caliper carriers. they worked a treat

[Supercharged 2]

Irwin Bolt Grippers

[Supercharged Junkie 0]

Mole grips? :shrug: Have you tried swearing at them?

 

No room for mole grips, and YES i sweared quite alot at them with no real joy :censored:

 

Supercharged, do you think theres enough room to use bolt grippers on it? (Sorry for the bad pictures, camera couldn`t focus on it for some reason)

[G60SC_Stoney 0]

looks a bit tight for the irwins, i'd try a larger allen key socket or drill the head off and hope you can get something on the remainder when you take the rocker cover off...

[Supercharged 2]

^Noooo...

 

Irwins will fit fine.

[Supercharged Junkie 0]

Yeah, Cool :clap:

 

Cheers,

Ian

[Kempy 0]

bang a torx head on it?

[dirtytorque 0]

irwins I say,irwins.

[G60SC_Stoney 0]

i still say that irwins wont fit....

[mic_VR 3]

Irwins FTW!

[Riley 0]

Irwins will fit i reckon, and they will laugh the allen bolt out 8)

[Supercharged 2]

i still say that irwins wont fit....

 

£20 ?

[Supercharged Junkie 0]

I will let you all know tomorrow :shrug:

[Sonicriot13 0]

The suspense is killing me already. :lol:

[Mawrick 0]

As mentioned before here, a torx slammed into it should get it out...:)

[Sonicriot13 0]

Yeah, if the bolt grip won't fit the torx is the way forward.... and swearing.

[VR6 South 0]

Use a blow torch to get some heat on it first if it is safe to so. Works every time for me.

[Supercharged 2]

LOL at this thread....

 

 

... Yeah I'd take the engine out too for easier access :lol:

[davidwort 0]

get a big bastid drill on it and hack the top off the bolt, Irwins are for :camp:

[dirtytorque 0]

get a big bastid drill on it and hack the top off the bolt, Irwins are for :camp:

:lol:

 

u feel threatend by irwins don't u?!??

 

make u feel less of a man? :camp:

[davidwort 0]

no, no, I can live without Irwins... I can.

Just 'cause you've all got Irwins.