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#%!&@! Allen key bolts! 200

posted by  someone claiming to be Bond. James Bond. on  Tue Apr 19 10:05 CST 2005 [RELATED]

Help, oh people of Brick.

I need to adjust the driver's door latch on my 1992 before it quits opening completely. I can adjust either the strike side or the latch side. Either one would be fine.

But both sides are held by the same type of ###!!! stupid fershlugginer Allen head fasteners. And Not even PB Blaster will make them let go.

I cut off a section of a twisting-off 5 mm Allen wrench to make a nice short bit for a 5 mm socket. But even that twists off before I can break loose any of the bolts.

Am I gonna have to buy a stupid impact wrench just to loosen two bolts?

Yeah, having an impact wrench would be nice. Having a V90 would be nice. Having a summer home in the Rockies would be nice. All it takes is more and more money.

I tried driving the heads around with a center punch. No budgie.

If anyone has an easier/quicker/cheaper way of freeing these knuckleheads up, I'd sure appreciate the advice.

Doug Harvey

PS: I'd like to get my hands on Allen, whoever he was. What the hell did he think he was doing?






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