*PING* fukkit

[feef]

Started stripping the engine down last night.

Was enjoying the familiar "crack" sound as bolts loosened.


Unfortunately, the last "crack" I heard, was more of a "ping", and now I've got a bit of allen key left in one of the headbolts.

Gah!

I can move it, so think it was a dodgy or cracked/overstressed allen key and the tip's just fractured off. But, it's too far in for anything to grab it.

Tips? I'm thinking I'll try some cyanoacrylate glue on a welding rod, and try and lift it out that way.

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[haro504]

what about one of those telescopic magnets

[mrfreeze5]

if its that stuck, the glue wont help probably. try welding another bolt to the head, thats probably the strongest you can get it.

[haro504]

i think hes asking how to get the peice of allen key out of the head of the bolt it broke off in

[reelrazor]

i think hes asking how to get the peice of allen key out of the head of the bolt it broke off in

Yeah, and the answer was to tack a bolt to the allen key chunk.

Myself, I would bypass the bolt and just stab arc a 1/16" or 3/32" 6011 rod onto the allen key stub and pull the stinger off the rod immediately.....give it a few seconds to cool and pop it right out