any ideas for removing stripped allen screw? it is set back a bit, so vice grips = no. TIA.

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08-24-2007, 03:46 PM

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any ideas for removing stripped allen screw? it is set back a bit, so vice grips = no. TIA.

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08-24-2007, 03:48 PM

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can you get at it with a left handed drill bit?

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08-24-2007, 04:17 PM

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no, it's one of the bolts that hold the lower TB cover.

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08-24-2007, 04:56 PM

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12 point socket a little undersized of the bolt head hammer on remove bolt.

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08-24-2007, 07:39 PM

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2nd... Torx bits work the same way too.

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