Stripped Coil Pack Screws

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by koosh

well i had a go on saturday afetrnoon. got the dremel out and cut the bolt. instead of cutting a slot and screwing it out (which i couldnt do due to not having enough room for a screwdriver), i cut from top to bottom and took the head of the bolt clean off. the coil slipped over the shank of the bolt, then the left over shank just finger screwed out! took all of 10 minutes! replaced with shiny new stainless bolts although i cant see me needing to ever remove them again!

Now you know why we put anti seize on them.

[koosh]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

Now you know why we put anti seize on them.

it wasnt so much as the bolts being seized and stuck in as much as the heads of the bolts being made of some form of soft cheese.....

as said the little shaft left behind came out by hand with no effort at all...