Trying to rotate center section, a bolt got stripped.
 

I had a T3 turbo on my car but it blew somehow. My charge pipes were filled with oil.

Anyway, my friend who is doing a RB25 swap in his 300zx gave me the T28 turbo from the motor to put on my car.

Since the mounting points are different for the in-line 6 and my motor I have to rotate the center section. All of the bolts came out within one or two wacks of a hammer except one. It wasn't even any of the bitch bolts, just an easy to access, should be easy to remove bolt.

I tried for about two hours to get it to break loose but couldn't, then I went to work. My friend who originally owned the turbo tried to break the bolt loose but stripped it.

Is there any old wive's remedies for taking this thing out? I was hoping to put the turbo on today and I really don't want to cut the bolt head and tap it.

Re: Trying to rotate center section, a bolt got stripped.
 

drilling and tapping isnt that bad, or you can use an easy out

Re: Trying to rotate center section, a bolt got stripped.
 

If its stripped, not broken. Clamp some vice grips on and heat the fucker up.

Re: Trying to rotate center section, a bolt got stripped.
 

get a gator grip socket

Re: Trying to rotate center section, a bolt got stripped.
 

heat the bolt til glowing red..melt a candle into the bolt..it will loosen up the threads.
Use some vise grips.
Sometimes I get some walmart vise grips..and weld them to a stuck bolt

Re: Trying to rotate center section, a bolt got stripped.
 

sorry i never heard of someone stripping a bolt while trying to loosen it....

Re: Trying to rotate center section, a bolt got stripped.
 

haha have either of you ever worked on anything?

Re: Trying to rotate center section, a bolt got stripped.
 

vise grips on VERY VERY TIGHT!
lube lube lube before working

get a little torch from osh
and heat that fucker up

if that doesnt work

get a open end wrench and tack weld that sucker on the bolt

Re: Trying to rotate center section, a bolt got stripped.
 

funny bastard how old are you? the only times i have had a bolt strip is when its been tightened too much, when loosening the only problems ive ran into on a stuck bolt is it breaking at or near to the bolt head......then comes the drilling and tapping i mentioned in my earlier post...if the bolt head is stripped thats different, in that case i would follow any of the posts talking about tac welding a wrench to the head, using a torch or vise grips.

Re: Trying to rotate center section, a bolt got stripped.
 

they have a socket specifically for that ---- that gator grip socket it sucks! its a razor type socket, when you try to loosen the bolt the razors jag into the bolt and it comes right out! a buddy had stripped a bolt in the head and the gator grip didnt do crap and the razor one did without any prob..It comes in a set of like 5 or 6 sockets with the razor edges..check into it..