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RE: TR7/8 Seat Removal

To: "John Walgren" <tr3and7@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: TR7/8 Seat Removal
From: Dave Massey <105671.471@compuserve.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 11:49:01 -0500
Cc: "[unknown]" <MMadden@samhealth.org>, "[unknown]" <105671.471@compuserve.com>, "[unknown]" <tr8@mercury.lcs.mit.edu>, "[unknown]" <triumphs@autox.team.net> 42dbca82.dsl.aros.net id h09GqtRO007058
Message text written by "John Walgren"
>I had this happen on my car the fix was to take a die grinder with a cut
off 
>wheel and cut a slot in the head of the bolt.  I then used a large flat 
>screw diver bit and a ratchet to remove the bolt.

Why didn't I think of that?!!

>Another trick you can try first is to put some valve grinding compound on 
>the tip of your torx bit and then try to remove the bolt.  The compound 
>helps the bit grab the bolt and prevents the bit from twisting out.  This 
>trick also works for screws when the screw driver keeps slipping out of
the 
>head.

Great idea!  Thanks for the tip.

Dave

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