ROUNDED EXHAUST NUTS

[1999 Drifter]

I bought it at Canadian Tire 

[Varooom]

I don't mean to be forward but the picture has Craftsman as its title; must be a Sears product.
Varoom

[ski.dive]

DID YOU BUY IT AT SEARS?

[1999 Drifter]

can't remember excatly but under $40 they work 110%
1999 drifter 800

[ski.dive]

how much is that bolt out remover set?

[1999 Drifter]

I bought these, over the head easy out, just tap on, screw out worked like a charm except for the nut closet to the rear cylinder wasn't enough clearence between nut head and cylinder. for that used a 3/8 sae allen key=9.5mm approx
Hope this helps
Tim
1999 800 Drifter

[chief]

How did you "fix" it?

[1999 Drifter]

Fixed

[Varooom]

Take a drill bit that's the ID of what's left of the bolt's head, sharpen it to drill BACKWARDS (grind it the reverse of what you bought so that it drills in reverse, being careful to not overheat it, water cooling it as you go slowly), put your drill in reverse and, after putting some liquid wrench on the bolt and tapping it, drill the thing in reverse until the cutting edges spin it out to you.
Buy the new bolt, swab it with never seize and tighten it to the correct torque.
Varooom

[49Reo]

One way to do this, if you have the room and are handy with a welder is to weld a nut to the top of the bolt, let it cool, then put your wrench on that to turn it out. You will have to buy a new bolt obviously, but whatever works. A wire feed welder works the best, with gas shield instead of flux-core; be sure to cover everything you don't want sparks on or heat for that matter; I sometimes use wet rags to protect paint and perishables.
Good luck;
Regards and such,
49Reo

[1999 Drifter]

Ok, went to remove my exhaust nuts and the rear exhaust nut closest to the cylinder of course is rounded (inside), there are no edges for the allen key to grab. Ive tried heating etc with no results. I had to buy an over the nut easy out for the others, but there is no room for this to slip over the nutas it's to close to the rear cylinder.

I need help!!!!!!!!!!

Just one of the little(big) things to watch out for when buying your used motorcycle....check the nuts to make sure they are not rounded, could cause problems for you down the line