"stripping the sockets"
use 6-point sockets, not 12-point.
If the bolt heads are now stripped, try "Metrinch" sockets. They work with both metric and standard Masonic (inch) bolts, and will fit on stripped heads.
If the bolts are stripped to the point of being round, get a "flute" style stripped bolt remover.
otherwise, pictures? Then we can help better.
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