Great ideas Guys! When Rob decides to continue we will take it apart in my shop and likely use every method suggested....

Cheers,

Mike

 

As a dyslexic person, I have to chime in here: "righty-tighty, lefty-loosy." LOL. Sorry, couldn't resist.

I would second (or third) the notion of tack-welding something to the top and then removing it later. Best of luck- I know how frustrating that kind of thing can be...

Cheers!

 

Thanks for all the suggestions guys! We'll keep you posted on the outcome

Rennlist rules!

Rob.

 

Good luck man.

By the way, those black wheels in your avatar look killer!!!

Cheers

 

I like the idea of holding the shaft below with a strap + impact wrench. You can also use a bike tube if you have an old one ? Clean the tube and the shaft with some detergent so that they really stick, the rubber will protect the shaft from whatever you use to hold it.

If you try something from the top ( allen or torx wrench), I would also put a mix made of sand + something sticky. The sand will definitely help you get some grip in this round hole. Sand is usually your enemy, use it now ! It's really efficient when you're about to strip a nut. Grinding paste works too.

Or use both solutions : apply some torque on the shaft + on the top.

Good luck !

 

Tabasco, I really like the sand or grinding paste idea. I had never thought of that and can think of several times I could have used it. Thanks for the tip.

 

Reviving old thread, but I guess this issue will always be relevant.

I had this problem myself on the OEM GT3 front shocks, due to stupidity (used wrong bit) I stripped the torx on top of one of the front shocks.
My solution: 2-component chemical metal in the stripped hole, jammed in the torx bit and waited 1 hour. After that it was bonded strong enough to hold the shaft while undoing the nut. And the nut was really hard to remove.

Of course I now have the bit stuck on top, but that is another issue.....

 

Yeah, done it that way, it works. I really hate the design on these shocks, it's a stupid way of doing it - many strip or are close to stripping.

I use JB Weld and a hex bit, let it set, and then tightened. Left the bit in place (it was a short one) for future work. It makes a nice conversation piece.


Cheers,

Mike