Yea, i was using a 14mm socket (wrong kind) to get out the rear top strut bolt, because im installing a rear tower bar. And after i realized it was the wrong socket it's stripped, so anyone have any experiences with the gator grip? What else can i use to get out stripped bolts? thanks

 

Total crap.

Try the Sears/Craftsman Screw-Out (I think that's the name). It's about $20 and is great for getting stripped screws/bolts out.

 

What about Craftsman Bolt-Out?

 

Ya, I've had awesome luck with the Craftsman Bolt-out tool. The dumbass who installed my cams ended up stripping my timing belt tensioner bolt, and the ONLY thing that was able to get it off was the Craftsman tool. Don't waste your time with a Gator Grip

 

Throw your gator grip in the trash

craftsman bolt out

 

I hope the bolt out is great! Will be picking one up this week

 

ya i might need to pick myself up one of those

 

Nice, i'm going to pick up a set after school. Anyone got any tips on how to use the Craftmans Bolt out?

 

Whats up J man... If you stripped it on the strut tower... you stripped a nut not a bolt... You may need to resurface it, hammer on a std socket, get a good breaker bar and hope for thebest..

 

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it's easy -- it's basically a socket with teeth in it. you use it pretty much the same way you would use a regular socket.

 

thanks ppl

 

gator grip works..................sometimes

 

Try Vise-Grip.

 

yeah, vise-grip should work for a stripped nut. bolt-out works great for stripped bolts and screws

 

Gator Grip suxs ***....

 

Tool sounds like a must have. I'll go pick one up since I do have some stripped bolts that need to be taken out.

HT

 

Anyone use Metrinch? I have a set. Did you trying to use a smaller size on the nut? Like a 13mm?

 

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i used the Craftsmans Bolt out, it worked like a charm and took that POS bolt out in a sec! Bolt out

 

POS it strips bolts, and sometimes is able to get them out. its so stupid! matter of fact i want my money back for mines!