Message text written by "John Walgren"
>I had this happen on my car the fix was to take a die grinder with a cut
off
>wheel and cut a slot in the head of the bolt. I then used a large flat
>screw diver bit and a ratchet to remove the bolt.
Why didn't I think of that?!!
>Another trick you can try first is to put some valve grinding compound on
>the tip of your torx bit and then try to remove the bolt. The compound
>helps the bit grab the bolt and prevents the bit from twisting out. This
>trick also works for screws when the screw driver keeps slipping out of
the
>head.
Great idea! Thanks for the tip.
Dave
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