I was trying to remove my trunk and i was trying to remove the torx screws but the screw was to fragile and soft so it stripped, what do i do?

 

stealership

 

.....theres a first for everything lol.

 

let's see PIX


there are plenty of diff solutions

 

not too good of a picture..

 

I'm waiting for this answer also....LOL

 

If the head of the bolt is sticking out the cheapest and easiest way to do it is to get a wise grip pliers and remove it with that



Just clamp the wise grip on the bolt really tight and turn it in to a proper direction this time.

If you cant remove it with that then you can take a drill bit (same size as the head of your bolt......just a little smaller) and drill the head off.

But make sure you only drill the head off and no more.
So after that you can remove the trunk and use a wise grip again removing the remaining bolt.

Or just get set of sockets like this



and remove the bolt with those.

 

i just broke the heads easier that way for me

 

i can't really tell by the pic you posted, but what i did was i took a saw type thing and cut a straight line through the head of the bolt. And then I took a BIG @SS screwdriver and just turned the thing out.

 

Here is what you do...It's easy!

1-Drill out the center of the stripped screw head...You need to make sure you are centered and you only drill about an 3/16" of an inch into the screw.

2-Go to Sears,Home Depot,Lowes or any auto parts store and get a tool called EASY OUTS. (Easy outs are basically a drill bit with reverse threads)

3-Tap the correct easy out for the diameter hole you drilled into stripped bolt.

4-Use a small adjustable wrench to turn the EASY OUT counter clockwise slowly to remove the stripped bolt.

5-Replace stripped bolt with new bolt after doing what ever you were doing before the bolt stripped.

Good luck...G35Ian

 

i just drilled mine straight through

 

Seems like everyone else has you covered for repairing the screw, but for future reference I suggest removing the trunk via the hinge mounts bolted to the body of the car, I think they are held on by 2- 12mm (or 14mm) bolts on each hinge.

 

^^^ +1
Or you can use the proper size hex head. I prefer using the proper sized hex.

 

DIY - stealership is going to charge you at minimum $100-200 to do this, likely more than that - and use the same tools, same approach. Since you broke it, their liability for damage in getting it out may also be very limited.

I've used essentially the same method to extract bolts with broken off heads, some very difficult extractions. In addition to the easy-out, you may want to pick up the 4-sided bolt extractors, they look like the Wash Monument with one sharp edge. If you can get them small enough, they drop inside the drilled hole, then slowly reverse out with a reversible drill, or a T-handle manual grip. Working around that area, I'd use manual tools. These are very useful if the spiral easy-out strips the material you have left, careful use allows you to essentially bore out the bolt from its inside out until there is next to nothing left, maybe <1 mm plus threads.

Also likely that your bolt isn't cooperating to start with, use PB Blaster to penetrate the threads and let it sit for as long as can, overnight is good.

I use the easy-outs and two other small sets of tools like these and have not yet been unable to remove a stubborn bolt, although it takes patience. The first set is a spiral type extractor, the second is mean to be used within the bolt after drilling a small pilot hole, it must be small enough to fit well within the I.D. of the bolt.

Good luck! Neither tool is expensive, and while buying a set is cheaper overall, they are sold individually, too. If you don't own a set of cobalt drill bits, also a very good idea to get some - they cut through steel like it's butter by comparison to regular drill bits. The also use a split tip which helps keep the bit centered, since you are drilling into a part on your car.

 

Anybody know what size the 4 trunk bolts are? I just drilled through my heads and need new ones