Greetings everyone,
I wanted to get fancy and tried to replace a bolt in my chain tensioner with another one. While doing so, I didn't tighten it properly and my chain started slacking. Tried to fix it, and somehow stripped the bolt doing that. In the meantime I tried all known tricks on the internet for removing stripped bolts (apart from some kind of friction liquid that I couldn't buy here).
While waiting for my replacement part to arrive from AliExpress, are there any suggestions that you might have that would help me get back on my Brompton again.
Viewers with a faint heart should not look at the attached images. Thanks!
by Pterodaktil0graf
8 Comments
Things I tried:
* wd40
* rubber bands
* glue for metal to attach a bit to the bolt
* super sticky glue
* power drill
* brute force with cobra pliers
Try drilling the bolt out ?
got a vice ?
compress an oversize torx or allen into hole , then hope the bolt comes out
Next time use penetrating oil instead of WD-40
Another option if you have a dremel is to cut a slit and use a flathead screwdriver to remove the bolt.
Are you sure you want to rely on Ali for this part?
stripped bolt extractor
Some useful information here as well:
[https://www.reddit.com/r/Tools/comments/1bu08ns/best_extractor_for_stripped_torx_bolts/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Tools/comments/1bu08ns/best_extractor_for_stripped_torx_bolts/)
Hammer a torx or spline (tripple crown) bit into it and wind it out