I’m ‘static, guys! “ ‘Static!” I got up early this morning and hammered a ˝" socket on to the bolt head. But that didn’t work. So I went over to Harbor Freight at 8 A.M., and got their bolt extractor set for $15.99 with a 20% off coupon.

As you can see in the photo, each socket has teeth going counter clockwise. So when you hammer them on to a bolt head, they bite in, and grip it when you turn the bolt counter clockwise.

The ˝" socket fit snugly on the 6mm Allen Bolt head even though I had cut a slot into it and deformed it. However, in retrospect, that may have actually helped the socket grip the head.

In any case, I pounded the socket down on to the bolt head, heated the block around the bolt, and turned the socket with a long extension.
Voila! It loosened the bolt in a few seconds, and not very much torque. It’s the greatest feeling in the world. Maybe better than sex, even, because it eliminated the need to drill that sucker out, or have it towed back and forth to an Indy.

In fact, as you can see in the photos, the bolt is a two inch long, steel lag bolt. So, to get it out, I would have had to drill all the way down to the end, then tap in new threads.

Now I can go away for the weekend, and get drunk without having to worry about it.

Take care, and thanks again for the ideas !

Bill

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Bill
1981 380sl