extractors suck, it is as best a so-so solution. There is a good thread on GJ about them, and I went out and bought the rennsteig's mentioned in the article. And to farbin's point I've broken the crappy irwin spirals with a properly sized t-handle before too.
If something is broken off flush, my first grab is usually a Left hand drill bit. They're expensive for good ones, but they tend to pull a lot out without even resorting to the other methods.
Anywho, read this: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=62687
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Firstly, you DO NOT turn a screw extractor with a drill, you use a t-handle.Leave a comment:
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^figured. I put the setting on the drill to high torque and slowly turned it and snap, the thing broke! This thing is really kicking my ass right now.Leave a comment:
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FUCK! Well, apparently I suck or I did something wrong, but I broke the tip of the extractor into the bolt!! The bolt is sticking out maybe 1-2mm but it is not enough for some vise-grips to twist out. It's really stuck in there! I would do what you said Farbin, but I need to find someone who can weld it on for me. No access to such equipment for me to do it. I'm going to see if I can find a service to weld it on for me.Leave a comment:
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Screw Extractor kits are really good. Since its the head that broke off there shouldn't be much torque holding the bolt in place.
Drill hole,
Insert Extractor (reverse threaded)
Twist in by hand! untill it locks and extract screw.
Drill with patience don't wobble around and wear safety glasses. Lube your bit often too. This should be a 15-30min job, 80% of it drilling with patience.
wow that's a brillian idea. will use in future.Weld a nut to the broken off bolt portion?
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The heat from welding helps break the bolt threads loose as well.Leave a comment:
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Weld a nut to the broken off bolt portion?
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The heat from welding helps break the bolt threads loose as well.Leave a comment:
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Well, I will take a look at it this weekend and see what I can do about it. I can't really remember if there is much of the bolt sticking out still or not. We'll see what happens!Leave a comment:
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Use a proper sized easy out the way it is supposed to be used on the bolt you sheared off and you shouldn't have any problem getting it out.Leave a comment:
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Okay now I feel stupid for not understanding what you meant drumad, lol I just didn't want to take the other side apart and fuck that up aswell since everything is back together on it!Leave a comment:
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@kevorm giving that a try this weekend, hopefully things go smoothly!
@drumad is it not closed off on the other side? Or am i ruhtard and didn't realize I can access the holes from the top...wow I really need to work on my wording lol
@luke sounds like I'm in for a world of trouble huh? Hopefully I can just drill the damn thing out and rethread it. I know I won't have it come out a easy a using an extractor!Leave a comment:
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I broke one off on my car too.
To make it worse, I screwed up when using the easy outs and broke one of those off too.
Worse yet was I found out I was drilling between the bolt and the threads...FML.
What I ended up doing was chopping a small hole in the side of the frame rail, chopping out the "nutsert" looking thing that was the "nut" originally, then welded 2 nuts to a strip of metal and shoving it in, bolting up the CAB and welding the hole shut.
Pulled up nice and tight, aligned perfectly, drove great. Sounds like a win, right?
It sucks. When I wrecked that car last spring, a small fenderbender trashed my car. It is headed to the crusher. Seriously, if you saw the visible damage, you would laugh...but it is a bitch to get it to drive in a straight line, it is fucked. No damage to the trailing arms or the control arms, but it tries to drive in a circle...the car is trash.
Good luck, bud. That is a bitch to deal with.
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