stripped downpipe bolt help!

[themadhatter]

well my downpipe broke in half at the flex section and i'm removing whats left og it i got two bolts off faily easy but the third is stripped so bad its round So i took the turbo out and tryed pb blaster and some vice grips no go with that.
any one got any suggestions i can try if i cant get it i'm gunna just cut the stud and bolt off and use an easyout to get the rest of the stud but i don't want to do that.

 

[Kylar27]

have you tried heat via blow torch?

 

[zachm611]

my friend stripped a bolt on his grand am exhaust manifold but we took a hammer and chisle and made some straight edges and sprayed it with some WD40 and it came off with a socket. good luck though

 

[tte]

Spray some WD40 otherwise you could try using a bolt or stud extractor.

Here is a link so you can see what it looks like. You should be able to buy it from a local atuo parts shop or tool shop.

http://www.brokentap.com/easy-outs.html

You will have to drill a hole in the stud and wind the tool in the hole. You will wind it anti- clockwise to bury the tool more deeper into the stud and at the same time unwind the stud from the housing.

Good luck...

Cheers,
Roy