Stripped a Nut
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Charlotte NC
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
Stripped a Nut
I was trying to take off the nut holding the upper drivers seat belt bracket but the nut got stripped and I cant get it off 
Ive tried WD-40 and vise grips, sockets for removing stripped nuts, ect. But that metal is so soft I do more harm than good. Any other Ideas how to get it off? Im installing a harness bar so I'll have to go to the hardwar store or something later to get a new nut anyways.
Ive tried WD-40 and vise grips, sockets for removing stripped nuts, ect. But that metal is so soft I do more harm than good. Any other Ideas how to get it off? Im installing a harness bar so I'll have to go to the hardwar store or something later to get a new nut anyways.
Team Owner
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: NJ
St. Jude Donor '05-'08
Originally Posted by B-rent
I was trying to take off the nut holding the upper drivers seat belt bracket but the nut got stripped and I cant get it off Ive tried WD-40 and vise grips, sockets for removing stripped nuts, ect. But that metal is so soft I do more harm than good. Any other Ideas how to get it off? Im installing a harness bar so I'll have to go to the hardwar store or something later to get a new nut anyways.
Ive tried WD-40 and vise grips, sockets for removing stripped nuts, ect. But that metal is so soft I do more harm than good. Any other Ideas how to get it off? Im installing a harness bar so I'll have to go to the hardwar store or something later to get a new nut anyways.
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Joined: May 2005
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From: West Norriton PA
St. Jude Donor '08
Those torx bolts are really tight. Have you tried a big set of vice-grips ?
If that does not work I would go over to a local muffler shop with a bolt that is simular in size to the head of the torx bolt and have them spot weld in on.
If that does not work I would go over to a local muffler shop with a bolt that is simular in size to the head of the torx bolt and have them spot weld in on.
