Hi everyone, first post so I thought this would be appropriate. I have a 97 D1 XD and the camshaft sensor bolt looks like it was installed with an impact. The bolt head was slightly rounded and the sensor base was cracked. I was able to finish rounding off the bolt with the 8mm wrench and I can't seem to get vise grips in there good enough to get a solid bite.
What are your suggestions?

Steve

 

something like these bolt extractor sockets.

 

...or a hack saw blade.

 

Ok, late on the update but here we are. Ended up removing the radiator and two pulleys and that gave me a direct line to the bolt. The bolt was not as rounded as I believed but was damaged due to the angle that i was accessing it from. Anyways, regular socket worked just fine. Thanks for the ideas.

Steve

 

Good news. Thanks for letting us know how it turned out.