One of the brake pad pins on the front caliper on my 2001 FXST has the head stripped. It's a 12 point 10mm head...

What can I do to get this thing off?

There is VERY LITTLE room to get anything on it.

 

I thought those pins were 1/4 in. 12 point.

 

You are correct...The caliper bolts are 10mm

 

Someone else must have encountered this or a similar problem in the past?

Anyone???????

 

Never stripped mine. Sounds like someone tried to use a 6 point socket on it. Try a big pair of channel locks or vice grips, or maybe even a smaller socket like 9mm.

 

Possibly try drilling and using an easy out. If it is the pad pin it should not be too excessively tight. Good Luck

 

I'd suggest going to NAPA and buying a bolt extractor made by IRWIN. You can buy them individually or in a set. It works like a socket with teeth, the more torque you put on it the deeper the teeth set. Works like a champ.

 

Ditto on this...i have a set and has paid for itself time after time...

 

Get you one of the bolt extractors they work great trust me iam an industrial maintenance man and we use them all the time on rounded off bolt heads. Use the drilling and easy out as last resort. Other option is small pair of vise grips and you may pop it loose.
this is what everyone is talking about

 

Thanks guys...I'll try the extractor.