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Rounded Torx Removal
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Evening,

What's the easiest way to remove a rounded Torx bolt? It's properly tight - as in 3ft breaker bar on mole grips won't budge it kinda tight... Confused Eventually they just slip it with a lot of weight being a round head outside. Potentially been cross-threaded but hopefully not.

I'm guessing either cut a slit in the head with the Dremel or cut the headoff and try to mole grip the remaining threads? Really don't want to have to drill it!

Cheers
Tom
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Rounded Torx Removal - by Toms306 - 04-12-2015, 07:53 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by John1.4 - 04-12-2015, 07:56 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by Eeyore - 04-12-2015, 07:57 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by Niall - 04-12-2015, 07:57 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by Connor - 04-12-2015, 07:58 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by andyyy - 04-12-2015, 08:00 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by cully - 04-12-2015, 08:05 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by Stef205 - 04-12-2015, 08:08 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by laurence_13 - 04-12-2015, 08:36 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by Toms306 - 04-12-2015, 09:21 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by Stef205 - 04-12-2015, 09:37 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by Toms306 - 04-12-2015, 09:43 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by cully - 04-12-2015, 09:43 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by Toms306 - 04-12-2015, 09:44 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by Connor - 04-12-2015, 10:08 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by Toms306 - 04-12-2015, 10:20 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by adam b - 04-12-2015, 10:57 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by Toms306 - 07-12-2015, 11:59 AM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by cheapo - 07-12-2015, 12:43 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by tigerstyle - 07-12-2015, 02:16 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by powerandtorque - 07-12-2015, 04:01 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by Toms306 - 07-12-2015, 05:56 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by silverzx - 07-12-2015, 04:50 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by powerandtorque - 07-12-2015, 06:15 PM
RE: Rounded Torx Removal - by Toms306 - 07-12-2015, 07:31 PM

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