Not your dads aircooled

Got a question for yeah. I'm trying to swap out the master brake cylinder for a 72 superbeetle. one of the bolts is stripped (before i got there)

any ideas how to get a stripped bolt out of there?

The bolt merely sandwiches the master cylinder and the forward firewall together. If it just turns without backing out you can try to get a small flatblade screwdriver behind the head of the bolt while turning it to remove it. Failing that, I'd suggest cutting the head of the bolt off with a dremel. Grab it with a vise grip and pull it forward and see if you can get a cut-off wheel behind it.

Don't lose the spacers on the inside shoulder of the bolts.

Chris

Thanks chris!

I tried what you said.... afterwards I went to the local pep boys. They had an "extractor" It's a drill bit and a "thingy"... I drilled a small hole in the center of the head of the bolt. Than I put the extractor "thingy" as the new drill bit reversed the drill. Bolt comes out fine. It was only a few dollars and it's not permanent fixture in my tool box.