Vice grips, lock them on as tight as you can and then don’t try to twist it off. You have to shock it loose by tapping the handle of the vice grips with a hammer in the direction to loosen the bolt. Start light and get harder with the hammer until it breaks loose.
darthdethwish on
Find an EZ Out kit that fits the stripped bolt head. You can also use a pair of vice grips to clamp onto the side of the head and back it out that way. Can’t tell if that was an Allen or Torx bolt, but it’s gonna need to be replaced for sure regardless.
FalseBuddha on
If the other caliper bolt is off then try to twist the adapter itself instead of the bolt.
fortyonethirty2 on
Find a torx bit that is just a little bigger than the hex (a t35 is just a little bigger than a 5mm hex). With good support under the caliper, and holding the bit with pliers, hammer the bit in there. Put a screwdriver onto the embedded torx bit, and turn the screw.
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Vice grips, lock them on as tight as you can and then don’t try to twist it off. You have to shock it loose by tapping the handle of the vice grips with a hammer in the direction to loosen the bolt. Start light and get harder with the hammer until it breaks loose.
Find an EZ Out kit that fits the stripped bolt head. You can also use a pair of vice grips to clamp onto the side of the head and back it out that way. Can’t tell if that was an Allen or Torx bolt, but it’s gonna need to be replaced for sure regardless.
If the other caliper bolt is off then try to twist the adapter itself instead of the bolt.
Find a torx bit that is just a little bigger than the hex (a t35 is just a little bigger than a 5mm hex). With good support under the caliper, and holding the bit with pliers, hammer the bit in there. Put a screwdriver onto the embedded torx bit, and turn the screw.
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