Fork slider bottom retention bolt

[cambm1946]

I stripped the allen wrench hole of the bolt in the bottom of the fork slider in my 1995 R100RT. I got an "easy out" in... but of course when I turn it by hand it just turns the inside damper. When I put air to it, the easy out just spins off the bolt.
How can I get this bolt out... I do have a new one ready to instal and have ordered a 42mm socket to get the whole fork out of the triple tree. How can I get the interior damper to quit turning, when I try and unscrew it from the bottom!
Anyone have any ideas?

[schrader7032]

Can you put pressure on the fork to help keep the internals from turning? I'm not sure if your RT is the same as my '78...mine has a 10mm nut to secure the extension of the threaded damper rod that sticks out the bottom. In order to loosen the nut, I use a 1/2-inch (I think that's fits the best in this situation) socket and clamp it in a pair of vise grips. Now I can slide the socket up inside the well at the bottom of the fork to loosen the nut, and I have clean access to allen opening to steady it while I use the vise grips to loosen the nut.