rx2 spline bolts

[brett]

afternoon all ,thought as weather wasnt to bad i would make an attempt to split the rims only to find 1st bolt i went to undo someone has tried to do before and rounded it slightly,any ideas on how i'd get it out now without tryin to cut the head of the bolt off?,all ideas appreciated ,thx brett

[Screech16v]

alright brett,gettin them done aye,now this could be tricky,im sure i read somewhere that the bolts are tittainium which will be difficult to drill if they are,id probably try to drill it and use an ez out ,then retap M7 i believe ,if you aint confident maybe get a local machine shop to have a gander 

[brett]

alrite mate ye started on them at work this week,was on nights ,was just outside looking and thinkin and that was the other option i thought of ,one of my mates at work is an engineer and a bit of a petrol head so may just palm it off to him,was also wondering whether it was worth gettin em blasted as that would get rid of all the crap round the bolt heads as they are caked ,paintstripped round em 2or 3 times today already with not much joy,give up for today and wont be doin it tomoz got a 22 mile charity bike road yay lol

[Screech16v]

yeah,blasting is defo the way ,motorbike or push iron 

[billabong]

You could possible use a dremmel to make a slot in the bolt, then use an (impact?) screwdriver?

[dragongreengolfgti]

or weld a nut on top of it and use a 8mm-10mm socket to get it out dremmel idea is also a good idea 

[brett]

cheers chaps another couple of options to think about ,will take em to get blasted and go from there,cheers brett