stripped head stud *pics added*
 

hey guys, I was puttin my arp's in and on the second sequence I stripped one of the arp 12 point bolts, it didnt reach the full torque spec before it stripped and cant back it out... anyone have any suggestions?

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pics

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wait.....you stripped the stud putting it into the head or while tightening the nut down?

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tightning the nut down

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wow....why cant you just get it out with vise-grips?

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Wow... I thought they were made out of harder material than that...

It's going to be a bitch getting that thing off of there.... heat it up maybe?

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Use the allen wrench hole in the top of the stud to back it out.

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i was trying with the allenkey but the piece of ---- allen key i had just twisted, im going to try with the vice grips... get it out some how ;),.... thanks for all the advice :)

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some of them dont have allen holes in the top either :(

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Get a better allen key set.