Help!! Bolt will not move!!

[SlidnSideways]

Im taking my oil pan off my 89 240sx and to get to the back couple of bolts u need to take off what look to be some sort of transmission brace or guard type things. The bolts were very hard to get out and the one is dead stripped im guessing from the dumbass friend i let do my transmission.

Is there any way to get a stripped bolt out of there? Sockets dont work on it.

--Tim--

[navysnail]

easyout, vice grips if you can pull at the same time with them

[superDorifto]

buy a cheap propane torch at walmart for like twelve bucks. heat up just the head of the bolt for a few min(not until its red hot, just too hot to touch). splash some cold water on the bolt, and it should make it a hell of a lot easier to get out with the vice grips....and yes i do know that this ghetto trick structually weakens the bolt, but it WILL come out.

[Meantime]

Some other ghettofab methods that have worked for me before:

Take a chisel and cut a shallow slot into the head of the bolt, and use a flathead to screw it out. Oil pan bolts aren't torqued that hard, this method may work, but be careful how hard and deep you chisel the bolt's head. You don't want it to break off.

If the bolt's head is really stripped, sometimes you can get away with forcing the next size smaller socket on the bolt (i.e. 9mm instead of 10mm) or trying an English unit socket of slightly smaller size than metric. Problem is, you may find the bolt head jammed in the socket, but at least you'll get it out.

[hachibroku]

You can buy bolt outs from sears for like 10 bucks you get five of them just make sure you get the right size.