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Bolt head stripped while removing coolant pipe
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<blockquote data-quote="dbx" data-source="post: 1400761" data-attributes="member: 1677"><p>2007 AE</p><p></p><p>While attempting to remove the coolant pipe to facilitate other maintenance, (FOM in USAF-speak), I stripped out the head on one of the bolts that holds the coolant pipe to the head. Thinking it might not be 100% gone, I tried an impact driver, this one that I probably picked up at Sears a decade ago &lt;<a href="https://www.sears.com/craftsman-impact-driver/p-00947641000P" target="_blank">https://www.sears.com/craftsman-impact-driver/p-00947641000P</a>&gt;, and now the bolt is totally rounded out.</p><p></p><p>The bolt is too far down in a well to try to Dremel a slot in the head, though I haven't tried, and too far to grab it with needle-nose Vise Grips. What's my next step? I don't want to make things even worse. EZ-Out? I don't own any kind of bolt extraction tools, but Home Depot and Lowes are each 10 minutes away, plus there's a Fastenal store 15 minutes in the other direction. Both Lowes and HD seem to offer multiple brands, so I'm not sure what's good.</p><p></p><p>If it's going to be EZ-Out or similar, do I pick a size slightly bigger than the hex hole, now rounded, and hammer it into place? Do I need to drill first?</p><p></p><p>Thanks for any tips.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dbx, post: 1400761, member: 1677"] 2007 AE While attempting to remove the coolant pipe to facilitate other maintenance, (FOM in USAF-speak), I stripped out the head on one of the bolts that holds the coolant pipe to the head. Thinking it might not be 100% gone, I tried an impact driver, this one that I probably picked up at Sears a decade ago <[URL="https://www.sears.com/craftsman-impact-driver/p-00947641000P"]https://www.sears.com/craftsman-impact-driver/p-00947641000P[/URL]>, and now the bolt is totally rounded out. The bolt is too far down in a well to try to Dremel a slot in the head, though I haven't tried, and too far to grab it with needle-nose Vise Grips. What's my next step? I don't want to make things even worse. EZ-Out? I don't own any kind of bolt extraction tools, but Home Depot and Lowes are each 10 minutes away, plus there's a Fastenal store 15 minutes in the other direction. Both Lowes and HD seem to offer multiple brands, so I'm not sure what's good. If it's going to be EZ-Out or similar, do I pick a size slightly bigger than the hex hole, now rounded, and hammer it into place? Do I need to drill first? Thanks for any tips. [/QUOTE]
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