I actualy had this same problem last night. Only one of them stripped cause i was using the little crappy keys. I switched over the the one i had bought for my brakes that is on the socket and the other two were fine. We just decided to rotate the stripped one down to the bottom access hole and swazawed the torque coverter where the screw goes in since i cared none about the torque converter. It cut right through that piece and only took like 30 seconds.

Jon

 

Now I know an easier way.

 

I have a locked up sbc out of a 98 1500 2wd but I got all but one converter bolt one is just so rounded over a wrench won't even bite on to it.

 

Weld a nut on to it

 

Or cut/ torch it off... Fly wheels are cheap to replace.

 

The welder would say weld something and the machinist would say cut something off wouldnt they?

 

Welders use torches occasionally...

Really it depends on what a person has access to as far as tools.

Welders, Torches, and Grinders are prohibited at the Junk Yard. So it's Chisels, Hammers, Sawzall's, Vice grips, Or what ever will get the job done...

 

Heat and/or welder. I went to my brother's house to do some electrical work for his new central AC installation.

He's swapping a LQ9 into his 90 C1500 RCSB and had 2 broken exhaust manifold bolts break. Took my little Century Inverter Flux core welder and got them out while grilling some steaks and having some beer. One of them took 4 tries, but came out.

He'd also broken the TV cable bracket hold down on his 700R4 months ago somehow. With it on the ground, I welded a washer on and nut, and that came out too. Hed listed it for sale and a guy had looked at and said I'll be back if you can remove the broken bolt. Dude came back later!

2 years ago when I was removing the transmission on my 99 the oil plug was stripped. I spent 2 days trying to remove that darn bolt. Vice grips, Cobras, those spiral extractors. I finally gave up and drug my stick electrode and extensions under the truck. Welding hood, truck parked on dead grass, and live stinger welding overhead while not catching the darn truck or myself on fire! LOL. I welded a 3/4" nut and out she came! I wasn't asking the darn thing if it was coming out by then!

 

How did the steaks come out

Those transmission drain plugs are soft, shallow and get rounded off quick even with a tight fit 6pt socket.

easy out = no go



air chisel did the trick



ugly ugly ugly



$6 dollar Autozone universal drain plug with a deep hex much better than GM's... very rare Autozone beats GM

 

Steaks were tasty! No pics. I was hauling *** welding, then picking up the tools and to be home on time to babysit.

I did reply to the other thread with pictures on this week's grilling. 😁