Threaded Strut Tower Bolt...help!

[gts_koop]

Yep, like a douch i pulled righty tighty trying to 'loosen' the bolt and I've sheared the thread on one of the bolts trying to then lefty loosen it.

Any advice? Is it a case of grinding the bolt off or can I somehow loosen it off with some magic ideas from you guys??

Edited May 5, 2013 by gts_koop

[KiwiRS4T]

Gas axe or try to get hold of a nut splitter:

http://toolmonger.com/2012/01/31/nut-splitter-its-as-bad-as-it-sounds/

[gts_koop]

Gas axe or try to get hold of a nut splitter:

http://toolmonger.com/2012/01/31/nut-splitter-its-as-bad-as-it-sounds/

Thanks champ, the nut splitter sounds like a winner!

[krzysztof]

grind the lot off and replace the stud in the strut top

[gts_koop]

Ended up getting it off by banging a smaller socket piece onto the nut and using some brute force to loosen it lol.

Now I need a new strut top nut.... Any idea where I'd get a OEM one, or will any decent automotive nut do?

[Verms]

take another one off and take it to a nut and bolt place. Thats all i did!