The foolish carpenter blames his tools

I've rounded off the front isolastic bolt head (the right side) trying to get the bolt out with the engine in the cradle. (Note to self: You can get to the bolt head better when the engine drops down a bit with the cradle bolts out). What shade tree suggestions for getting it out or is it nut cracker time?

I build up wood blocks under the engine then a final wood wedge mallotted into place to take all the weight off that isolastic bolt, then tap it out from the drive side using a flat long punch.Observe the headside to see it clears the bottom end timing case. Since you have buggered up the head already you should replace it with a nice stainless one and washers reassembling with a little grease or antisieze smeared along the new bolt.

A nice small floor jack positioned under the frame works wonders to raise and lower the motor for such chores.

I went to Northern tool yesterday and got a special socket that's supposed to adhere to rounded bolts and I got a small bottle jack to put under the engine. Whatever the locking mechanism of that nut on the left side it works! Just in case, I also bought a nut breaker.

I"ve been through a few Commando's now and know the factory tools don't fit everything nor fit very well. Its takes 3 tool sets to handled w/o damage all the various fasteners, SAE is the most needed, Whitworth next and then Metrench type that grab the flats not the corners of damaged or non-standard size nuts. So indeed as concerns Norton one can blame their tools and not the mechanic.

see nutbreaker post