Rounded off nuts/bolts

[Steptoe]

rounded the shoulders off a bolt on the w/end,,,,,,,,this is how I fixed it

http://www.youtube.com/user/Steptoex.../0/D_Ag5wvdeqI

[3Phase]

rounded the shoulders off a bolt on the w/end,,,,,,,,this is how I fixed it

That looks good! Someone used a pipe wrench on mine and messed up the bolt so I'll fix it next time I change the oil filter!

[Ken Talbot]

Sure glad you didn't slip and drive that screwdriver through the flesh between your thumb and first finger. Good thing your shop floor is so clean too!

[kjohnson]

one of the POs of my bike welded a socked on the bolt.

[Ken Talbot]

I actually had a shop weld on a 19mm nut for me. I was never a fan of that 12mm bolt head.

[Steptoe]

ouch

you saw that did you??

if you listen after I did it you can hear me say ouch when I squeezed the vice handle

[Geezer]

Am I the only one that keeps an extra new one of this on hand? Anyway now that I have a SOFA, I don't have that problem anymore...

Of all the fixes, I like the welded on 19mm nut the best. Used to be able to buy them that size aftermarket...

Geezer

[jamak]

rounded off nuts/bolts

It's a bit more of a PIA, but I used a dremel to downsize the bolt while it was still on the bike. Just couldn't see ripping it out of there by more primitive means. Slipped an 11mm on it, and it came right off. Then I used a new one for the install.
But that old one is going to get the 19mm Talbot Treatment before the next oil change. That's gotta be the ticket on this procedure.
Nice bike in the background though.

[b.walker5]

For getting rounded bolts out before the file treatment, try these. http://www.koken-tool.co.jp/en/index.html

Click on the Nut Twister. Best damned tool I've ever used for shagged bolt heads. I dont usually use the bolts again, but I could see that reusing the filter bolt may be nessecary, but I'd probably do the 19mm welding thing.

[TADracer]

I use a torque wrench when installing the bolt. Tighten to 20 #/ft and it will come right off every time. 31 years now, same bolt, no oil leaks. Oh yeah, use a six point socket.

[79XS11F]

I use a torque wrench when installing the bolt. Tighten to 20 #/ft and it will come right off every time. 31 years now, same bolt, no oil leaks. Oh yeah, use a six point socket.

I also have never had an issue with the filter bowl bolt. I apply anti seize grease and also use a torque wrench.
Rob

[TomRodgers]

Several years back, SWMBO purchased for me , on fathers day, a socket set called Metrinch... damn things work wonderful. high quality ratchet...even a little round 'finger' ratchet for doing the small stuff. My only complaint is that there aren't enuf deepwell sockets in the larger size.... rounded off bolts are no longer a headache....

[crazy steve]

..Of all the fixes, I like the welded on 19mm nut the best. Used to be able to buy them that size aftermarket...

Geezer

If you can't find a 19mm nut easily, use a 3/4"; there's only .005" difference and the sockets will interchange...

'78E original owner

[b.walker5]

Several years back, SWMBO purchased for me , on fathers day, a socket set called Metrinch... damn things work wonderful. high quality ratchet...even a little round 'finger' ratchet for doing the small stuff. My only complaint is that there aren't enuf deepwell sockets in the larger size.... rounded off bolts are no longer a headache....

Are they the ones that grip the flats, instead of the corners? I think I've seen them on the "As Seen On TV stands" in the Warehouse and K Mart (our equivalents of your Walmart) but the fact that they've been on those stands has put me off them. I usually like to spend reasonable money on tools so I only ever have to spend it once, and the As Seen On TV stuff tends to be cheap.

[TomRodgers]

Yep..they grab the 'flats'. I thought so too about the quality when i opened the box...."oh boy, el cheapo tools".... i was wrong. other than previously mentioned deep wells (i have since found out you can buy them separately through the company....) the only bad thing is the screwdriver attachments...the 'socket' they are molded to is too big (diameter) to do a whole lot. 99% of the time i grab these tools rather than my SnapOn or Craftsman tools. If i need 1/2" drive then i go with the SnapOn or Craftsman, but so far i havent needed that kind of wrenching power on bikes....