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rounded bolts!!!!!!

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I am in the process of replaceing my transmission and flexplate on my suburban. After I took the tranmission out and tried to remove the bolts on the flexplate, there is one that the head has rounded on. Has anyone tried any of these to remove a rounded bolt?
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Are there any other special tools that will work as well? I also tried using a metric socket that fit tighter but that did not do it either.
 
Weld a nt to it an then give it a turn. That is how I got my t-case fill plug out. /forums/images/graemlins/weld.gif
 
For future reference those are 14 or 15mm not 5/8. /forums/images/graemlins/rotfl.gif

Don't ask me how I know.

I hear a MAPP gas torch and a good 6 point socket will get them out though. /forums/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif
 
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the ones that did come out were 9/16" and I am going to replace them with ARP bolts instead.

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Actually they're not...they're 7/16-20 with metric heads....i know, it's gay, but that's what they are.

I replaced mine with american bolts as well....
 
I bought a set of those when i rounded a nut off on a exhaust mani, it was stuck and rusted even with PB blaster. one turn with those and it came right off.
 
I have used the gatorgrip on stuff before...its actually a pretty handy deal for about $10. Very nice for a truck tool box since it replaces all sockets metric and standard under 3/4", and then also works on damanged bolt heads.

It saved me one time when I lost a u-joint on the rear driveshaft and the driveshaft ears bound on the rear diff yoke damaging the heads of the bolts.
 
I once had to dremel the heads to a smaller size and hammer a socket onto the head of the bolt, who cares if I ruined the socket, the bolt came out sockets are cheap.
 
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ooops...I meant i used a 9/16 socket.... /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

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That's why you rounded them off. /forums/images/graemlins/histerical.gif Don't feel bad, I did the same thing.
 
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I once had to dremel the heads to a smaller size and hammer a socket onto the head of the bolt, who cares if I ruined the socket, the bolt came out sockets are cheap.

[/ QUOTE ]forgot to say if you do this use a 6pt. socket /forums/images/graemlins/whistling.gif
 
I used a set like that I got at Napa when I broke off the thermostat housing bolts and it worked real well. That was after try other types of bolt/stud removers that didn't work... /forums/images/graemlins/peace.gif
 
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