Frazzzin Expletive Oil Pan 6mm Alan Key Bolts

[cobram at juno.com]

I have used the "twist" sockets to remove some of the most stubborn
allens.  Many companies sell these (including Sears).  I bought my first
set about a year ago when I had two very stripped/stuck caliper bolts on
the 200TQA.  A friend brought over this socket that looked like a flower
inside and told me to try it.  It worked so incredibly well that I bought
myself the complete set off the SnapOn truck.  When I pulled the
transmission on V8Q #1 (after it had sat outside for a year), I think I
shaved at least 4 hours off the job by using one of these sockets to
remove the really tight Allen bolts in the rear driveshaft.  

I checked it on the SnapOn site, here is what it looks like:
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/pro_det.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=65939&gr
oup_ID=11664&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

You can probably get a good set much cheaper than the SnapOn, just
posting the above page as a reference (since I could look it up by the
SKU number on the socket.)  

BCNU,
http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/

David Thoresen <david at epicfoto.com> writes:
> BEYOND WITS END....
> 
> Well got a 12 point 8mm socket... pounded it in there nice and 
> snug... 
> I stripped the socket and the bolt even more!