Important! : torx bolt torsion bar

1. sammy90 Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Essex Posts: 170 1997 Peugeot 106 GTi

   #1 3rd January 2010, 17:18

   i need help asap ive just rounded off the torx bolt in the torsion bar and now i cant get tit out at all. ive rounded both ends of the right side. how can i get them out ive tried hitting a bigger torx bit over the top but it didnt work.
2. user_26394 Saxperience Addict Joined: Aug 2008 Bedworth Posts: 10221 106 gti

   #2 3rd January 2010, 17:27

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by sammy90 i need help asap ive just rounded off the torx bolt in the torsion bar and now i cant get tit out at all. ive rounded both ends of the right side. how can i get them out ive tried hitting a bigger torx bit over the top but it didnt work.

   Got a dremmel?
3. sammy90 Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Essex Posts: 170 1997 Peugeot 106 GTi

   #3 3rd January 2010, 17:31

   yes mate
4. user_26394 Saxperience Addict Joined: Aug 2008 Bedworth Posts: 10221 106 gti

   #4 3rd January 2010, 17:33

   dremmel a line across the head and hammer the bolt loose with a screwdriver by tapping it down/up and either edge if that makes sense
5. sammy90 Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Essex Posts: 170 1997 Peugeot 106 GTi

   #5 3rd January 2010, 17:43

   thanks alot mate i will try it now
6. sammy90 Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Essex Posts: 170 1997 Peugeot 106 GTi

   #6 3rd January 2010, 18:01

   could i put m8 by 25mm bolts in instead of the shitty torx bolts?
7. user_26394 Saxperience Addict Joined: Aug 2008 Bedworth Posts: 10221 106 gti

   #7 3rd January 2010, 18:03

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by sammy90 could i put m8 by 25mm bolts in instead of the shitty torx bolts?

   Should be okies, i think thats what lea and matt replace em with
8. sammy90 Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Essex Posts: 170 1997 Peugeot 106 GTi

   #8 3rd January 2010, 20:07

   still cant get it out lol i noticed that the spring that goes from the arm to the brake biast has snapped aswell. Is this a problem
9. willsy West Midlands Joined: Nov 2005 Nuneaton (West Mids) Posts: 13835 '64 Volvo V40 R’Design, '89 Ph1 309 GTi, ‘97 Mk1 S

   #9 4th January 2010, 10:52

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Bickerton dremmel a line across the head and hammer the bolt loose with a screwdriver by tapping it down/up and either edge if that makes sense

   You're learning fast Paul
   
   Make sure that its a good groove that you cut into 1 side of the head so that a screwdriver will stay in there without just jumping out
   
   then just hit that 1 side as itll obviously act as a motion to knock the bolt round- once its cracked any rustyness around it then most will undo with your fingers the rest of the way
   
   try and use a good thick screwdriver without the plastic end as this is likely to split and take away much of the impact from the hammer
   
   dont be afraid to really belt it, ive had some that have took a good few minutes of beating to break it free
   
   you're fine to replace it with another bolt afterwards, doesnt have to be torx, make sure its at least 8.8 tensile though
10. ad_182_uk Established Member Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 1933 MK3 Imperial Blue Ibiza Cupra.

    #10 4th January 2010, 11:05

    dremmel ftw of course.
11. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

    #11 4th January 2010, 12:50

    Can remove them with an irwin socket in a bolt extractor set
12. AlexR Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2004 Kunt & Sorrey Posts: 5763 Rep mobiles & Joes ma

    #12 4th January 2010, 14:02

    I just use a chisel, anyone who's seen me attack the bolts with a chisel has seen that it's the way forth. Sometimes on rusty/older cars i don't even bother trying to undo them with a torx bit, straight in there with da chizzl
13. user_26394 Saxperience Addict Joined: Aug 2008 Bedworth Posts: 10221 106 gti

    #13 4th January 2010, 16:17

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by willsy You're learning fast Paul

    Had some reasonable teachers
14. Chico999 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2007 Dunfermline Posts: 2814 2000 Wicked Red VTS

    #14 4th January 2010, 16:37

    OR if the dremmel and screwdriver technique doesn't work
    
    Use a drill with a grinding bit on it, and grind away the top of the head, this should loosen the thread of the bolt and it should come out by fingers. If not, you can leave it in there and get the washer out, get the torsion bar out and get it out when you've got plenty of access to it