Hi, has anybody got any advice for removing the bolts from the front propshaft on 4x4 ford sierra as I rounded out the allen keyhole, short of trying or using a welding cutting torch to melt the heads off, has anybody used a stud/sockect removing tools and does it work.
Any advice would be appreciated...thanks

 

must have used wrong size allen key!! well soak with WD40, and either use mole grips has worked 4 me, or cut a slot in the head & try a screwdriver. or use a small chisel and tap it loose. hope it helps

 

As above or weld a nut onto the remains, the heat of this will help as well.
At the end of the day it needs to come out, and is scrap anyway, so if you have to hacksaw a slot hit with a punch at the side to try and rotate, if all fails chisel/grind the head off.
tabetha

 

No I used the right key only that I think I did not push the key bit in far and was at an angle due to the prop layout sloping down towards the transfer box.
But thanks for you input.

 

Thanks for your input, must be tricky trying to weld a nut in a confined space. Will attemp to have a go with the advice given.

 

in the past i have had to chisel the bolts of.

 

Hi all, thanks for your inputs. I tried the chisel, no luck so I used a small drill, making a pilot hole then increased the size of the drill to the next size and so on until the head almost come off. My drill got jammed then I put it in reverse and the bolt came undone. Job done.