stripped bolt.

[controlled insanity]

i have a stripped bolt on my passenger side exhaust manifold. its impossible to access with most tools. i picked up an air power dye grinder and went at it for about 4 hours (6 gallon air tank fml). still barley any progress. any recommendations?
i do not have enough room to get anything in there to grip it and i do not have a torch.

 

[DarkoStoj]

bolt outs would have worked before you took the grinder do it

try a cut off wheel

 

[beesbadstang]

maybe try to cut a little more than get a long handle chisel and a hammer and try to bust the nut off

 

[controlled insanity]

bolt extractors failed. thats also the same set i used. wont grip it. hammer, or any kind of chisel cant get in there. i am holding the air tool with 3 fingers and leather gloves... cats are in the way.

 

[93 saturn sl2]

Right angle die grinder?

 

[controlled insanity]

no a right angle one wont fit.

 

[controlled insanity]

the wheel in the pic is about 2 "
attempting a cut off wheel in the morning, i am using a diamond grinder V shaped disc and its very slow.

 

[1BadSn95]

Have someone with a a set of torches come over and take care of it. Only issue then is getting a new stud back in it. Id be willing to bet if you heated the bolt up and hammered a smaller socket on the bolt you might get lucky and twist it off.

 

[Billydroveit]

the wheel in the pic is about 2 "
attempting a cut off wheel in the morning, i am using a diamond grinder V shaped disc and its very slow.

Diamond grinders don't do shit on those bolts! A nice abbrasive cut off would go through it in a minute. Local painters supply and buy greenlee or 3M. You;ll be done and pissed at yourself for not using one first.

 

[controlled insanity]

just got it off with a cut off wheel.
holy hell i cant wait to never do that again!

 

[mustangmike6996]

id try to remove the oxygen sensor to gain a little more access... heat heat heat is always the trick on exhaust bolts tho..