Need help removing stripped screw

[Tulo]

I tried to adjust my suspension today, but one of my collar screws is stripped. Does anyone have any suggestions for getting it out?

TIA.

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[nurkvinny]

Buy a set of Eazy-Outs.

Drill straight down the middle with increasingly large bits.

 

What is it made out of? It looks soft.

[grease monkey]

I'd bet that it's aluminum, should be easy enough to get out with a decent easy-out set

[Lustalbert]

+1 on easy outs. I doubt that the bolt is alum, would be way to soft, more likely it is a mild steel, grade 5ish or less.

Sears/Craftsman used to have good sets of easy outs, snapon's ones kick ass. Harbor freight is one to avoid on this kind of tool, the cheap ones have inferior metal that will not "bite into" the screw, instead it will just flatten out its the ridges on the tool.

[Guest Removed]

bring me the strut and i can fix it for you!

[Tinman]

Antiseize next time.

 

The ghetto way of removing allen head fasteners, find a torx driver that is just a tad larger and drive it in with a hammer.

[Rotarded1647545491]

Antiseize next time.

 

The ghetto way of removing allen head fasteners, find a torx driver that is just a tad larger and drive it in with a hammer.

 

+1

This man speaks the truth, although I fully expected him to suggest the mechanics best friend, "the blue tip wrench".

[Tinman]

+1

This man speaks the truth, although I fully expected him to suggest the mechanics best friend, "the blue tip wrench".

 

If it wasn't fractions of in inch from the shock/strut, I would have

 

Fire Fire

[Billy]

+1

This man speaks the truth, although I fully expected him to suggest the mechanics best friend, "the blue tip wrench".

Blue tip wrench fixes everything.

[Buckeye1647545503]

Blue tip wrench fixes everything.

And burns down some

[Science Abuse]

And burns down some

That is the ultimate fix. If the torch cant help, it's too far gone, burn it to the ground.