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help my driveshaft bolts are stripped

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happydood2

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I have a 98 mustang gt and i recently put a 2002 gt motor in when i pulled the old motor i left the drive shaft connected and just slid it off the shaft. When i dropped my new motor in i didnt slid the driveshaft back and i already bolted everything together added all the fluid and connected all the wires. So I thought i could just disconnect the driveshaft from the back and slid it into the tranny which would have been fine but i only could get one bolt off and now i have three other bolts that a stripped completly. What can i do now. Are there any places that can get the bolts out some how by drilling them or some other way please i need help asap.
 

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Not much you can do , heat them up and try with some vise grip , I don't know man but this doesn't look like fun ...
 

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Hope you have a dremel.
 

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By stripped, I take it that you mean the bolt heads themselves and not the threads? If that's the case, just put some heat on them and a good 12-point (or vice grips if they're really bad) and they should come right out.

Try to concentrate the heat on the bolt itself, rather than the area around it, you'll have more success.
 

Cobra Jay

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Torch and vice grips!
 
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