Anybody know how to get these bolts out?

[fast02max]

First off my name is Justin, nice to become a member here. I have a 93 Camry and I am trying to pull my ignition housing off of the steering column and there is a sleeve with 2 bolts running through it but the bolt heads don't seem to have any way to grab on them they are the factory bolts so there has to be some way to pull them off, I can see threads coming out on the other side of the collar.

Here are some pics of what I'm talking about:






And here is a pic of the actual piece I'm trying to pull off:




I really would appreciate any help if any of you guys have dealt with this before.

[Chris Crash]

Those are snap-off bolts. Basically, they tighten them down and then break the heads off.

The only way to get them out is to take a chisel and cut them off.

[edward blawat]

when i had to do those on my nissan ignition what i did was use a small chizzle pound a groove in them and use a flathead to turn them out they probably only have about 20 lbz of torq on them if that once you get them to break loose they come out fairly easy

[AliRazoR]

use screw extractor:

[Knailgun]

are you swapping out the key ignition cylinder? if so don't even worry about it, you only need the part the key is in (it comes out), and the rest is junk.

[TOYOPARTSMAN]

They are called breakaway bots and not reusable. I suggest using the extractor as one person suggested. You'll need two new ones and the OEM part number is 458797-12020. Any local Toyota Dealer should have them in stock. If not, let me know and I can always ship them to you, but it would probably be easier to just go to your local dealer. I am not 100% sure, but I do think it will be a dealer item only, but you'd have to check around.

Originally Posted by fast02max

First off my name is Justin, nice to become a member here. I have a 93 Camry and I am trying to pull my ignition housing off of the steering column and there is a sleeve with 2 bolts running through it but the bolt heads don't seem to have any way to grab on them they are the factory bolts so there has to be some way to pull them off, I can see threads coming out on the other side of the collar.

Here are some pics of what I'm talking about:






And here is a pic of the actual piece I'm trying to pull off:




I really would appreciate any help if any of you guys have dealt with this before.

[oldfirebird]

I've had luck with a small chisel at the edge of the head and tapping with a hammer counter clockwise. Once they pop loose they spin out easily. Replacement options would be to hack saw a slot in them and make them flathead screws, replace with a normal 6 point bolt, or buy the replacement tamper proof ones from the dealer. I just put six point bolts in mine. If a thief is that far under the dash, those factory tamper proof bolts won't stop him anyway...

[73sport]

Originally Posted by oldfirebird

I've had luck with a small chisel at the edge of the head and tapping with a hammer counter clockwise. Once they pop loose they spin out easily. Replacement options would be to hack saw a slot in them and make them flathead screws, replace with a normal 6 point bolt, or buy the replacement tamper proof ones from the dealer. I just put six point bolts in mine. If a thief is that far under the dash, those factory tamper proof bolts won't stop him anyway...

A die grinder with a cut off disc will be much easier to make a slot with. Plus it it won't flair the head locking the stud in place like a hammer/chisel and its no big deal if you slot the welded nut just so long as the screw driver tip doesn't engage the nut.

Worst case, you turn the cut off disc sideways and cut the threads right between the clamp.

There will be sparkies, so protect yourself and the car!

But I'd opt for the cylinder replacement and leave that alone!

[fast02max]

Originally Posted by 73sport

A die grinder with a cut off disc will be much easier to make a slot with. Plus it it won't flair the head locking the stud in place like a hammer/chisel and its no big deal if you slot the welded nut just so long as the screw driver tip doesn't engage the nut.

Worst case, you turn the cut off disc sideways and cut the threads right between the clamp.

There will be sparkies, so protect yourself and the car!

But I'd opt for the cylinder replacement and leave that alone!

Well my actual housing piece is messed up so I have to replace it. Trust me if it were just the lock cylinder itself I would definitely just turn it to the ACC position and push the pin and pull it out lol. Unfortunately I'm not so lucky lol

[fast02max]

Thanks for all the help guys I finally got it off!!! I tried chiseling into the bolt to put a slit so I could get a screwdriver but that really wasn't getting me anywhere so I then took a small chisel and tapped counterclockwise in the small slit that I did put in it and finally I got the bottom one to come out, then I just bent the metal collar around to where I could pull it off without having to mess with the other bolt . Now gonna order one of ebay and then use regular 6 point bolts for the next poor sap