Rounded crank bolt, Any advice?

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May 17, 2009 | 12:30 PM

GSXRMack

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Rounded crank bolt, Any advice?

Does anyone know how much a shop might charge to pull the bolt off? well I will just have them finish the crank pulley job.

The socket slipped off and rounded the he'll out of the bolt,Now I can't move it.

May 17, 2009 | 01:02 PM

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try hammering on an old socket that's just slightly smaller than the original size.

May 17, 2009 | 01:35 PM

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What you could do is get a cutting wheel and cut a small groove into the head of the bolt. Then use a air hammer then see if you can spin it out I use that method on wheel lug nuts that have seized up . You really don't have any other way of getting it of cause it has been stripped out. You would have to take the crank out then ,but that would be a not so fun job.

May 17, 2009 | 01:45 PM

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Another idea is weld on a new nut to get it off.

May 17, 2009 | 04:59 PM

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Thanks for the suggestions guys. Unfortunatly I don't have any tools and a garage so any work(welding and air tools) would have to be on base(renting a stall). Might just take it somewhere. I am crunched for time going TDY and all so might just up my 1J timeframe.

May 18, 2009 | 04:17 PM

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No tools take it to a shop. Buy the crank bolt give the mechanic thats doing the work and have them deal with it. They break it they have to fix it lol.