Stripped bolt to front ABS sensor

[MotorSWATCop]

OK. Today, as I was putting my front wheel back on, I over-torqued the allen bolt to the ABS sensor and stripped out the allen pocket. It's a circle now. Any tips on how to get the bolt out for replacement? What tool do I need in order to remove the litte *******?

 

[Ignacio]

Maximum suckage. I foresee an E-Z Out.....or big honkin set of vice-grips in your future.

 

[ELP_JC]

Could have been a lot worse if you had stripped the threads of the hole man, and I bet you were close; consider yourself lucky.

And in the future, go easy on that bolt; doesn't need that much torque. Same with the drain plugs, fairing bolts, etc.

Follow Ignacio's advice to extract it. Good luck.

JC

 

[Chips]

If you have a dremel tool, cut a slot in the face of the bolt the size of your largest flat blade screwdriver. Make sure the screwdriver blade seats snugly and deeply into the slot. Then get a set of vise-grips and clamp them on the shaft of the screwdriver. Use the vise-grips to turn the screwdriver while applying pressure to the back of the screwdriver keeping it seated in the slot. Having another person there helps.

 

[abarron576]

Cutting the slot in the bolt head is a good way to go. If you have a nhand-held impact driver, cut the slot to fit the larest bit. Impact drivers are fairly cheap and available at tool stores, Sears, etc. It seem like the "shock" generated does much to help break an over-tightened bolt loose.

Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mjac]

Yup. BTDT

When you get it out, and you will with the most excellent advice already given, may I suggest you go to your nearby stainless steel metric hex head bolt store. Replace front and rear. The hex head bolts almost look like they should be there.

 

[cctxfjr]

might want to check your allen wrench sounds like you may have a us mixed with your metric wrenches to prevent that from happening again-use the easy out as a last attempt-the slot and impact driver should work-the hand impact drivers work well on straight cut threads

 

[MotorSWATCop]

Thanks for the advice. Will give it a try. ME MONGO!

 

[Fencer]

Love "Blazing Sadles" there Mongo

+1 to Iggy on the ez out, but I don't have one that size

 

[Herkypilot]

I used an EZ out before to get a bolt out that I had broken the head off (last resort). After I drilled a hole in the bolt, I started to extract the bolt with a small EZ out bit and it snaped off in the bolt...it's a lost cause after that! :angry: EZ outs are made of hardened steel and there is no way you can drill that out now! Be careful on the extraction process keeping even force on the EZ out bit holder. I think I may have provided uneven force on the bit which caused it to snap.

Herkypilot