CV boot replacement: stripped inner cv joint bolts
Peter Golledge
petergg at dimensional.com
Sun Oct 27 23:55:58 EST 2002
Ed Kellock wrote:
>
> Hi, my name is Ed and I'm a Monkey Lad.
>
> I was indeed using the wrong tool. These bolts have 12 points not six
> which means they are not Torx bolts, but I was using Torx bits on them.
> I just didn't even look or notice. Stupid, stupid. I did get 3 of them
> loose. But the other 3 are somewhat stripped. My only hope now is that
> there will be enough left that the proper tool will still be able to
> work.
>
> Thanks to Mike and Gary Andersone for pointing this out to me.
>
> Triple square is it? I'll be tool shopping tomorrow.
PEP Boys have the Lisle "set of three" triple square bits which fit a
13mm socket. These work well with an impact gun as a last resort. :-)
You are probably best to "seat" the triple square with a hammer prior
to attempting removal...
If you want to defer the pain you can remove the outer joint on a 200
with out too much pain. Use the axle bolt as a "press" to force the
joint
off while holding the Clip out with a pair of clip pliers.
Regards
--
Peter Golledge
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