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broken screw and extractor Please Help!

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Has anyone ever tried a HIGH SPEED STEEL drill bit? I was doing some research on the High Carbon Steel make up of the E Z out. There was mention That The HSS bits are about the same strenght at low temps, but at high temps the HSS has the advantage.
 
Screw extractors are often called "easy outs" I call them "hard outs" Nothing easy about them. The welding idea is a good one. I have used this method many times. Sometimes I might have to weld several nuts on as they keep breaking off, but everytime you weld it the stud gets warmed up, then cools off. In time this will loosen it enough you will be able to turn the stud out with the nut.

GregO
 
Success!!! sort ofhttp://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/images/smilies/icon_neutral.gifWhat A Pain!
After hours of drilling chipping I finally got through the E Z OUT. Those things need to come with a warning.
Anyways after a half day working on it I finally started to see metal shavings on the paper placed below the hole and not from the drill bit. So in my excitement I continued to drill. Now there is a hole, the one problem is hat it's not on center whith the existing hole, it's about 1-2mm off center and the original screw meterial is still in there. The Good news is the hole is smaller then the screw so I shuold be able to tap it, Bad news is the boot hole doesn' exactly line up so I will have to do some fudging. I am gonna take the day off and access the situation so I don't go at it Ham fisted and make more mistakes.
I am gonna start a new post("Now what?") and add some pics to give you all an accurate idea of what I am dealing with now. I really need to get some opinions from the experts on this one.
thanks again
Z
 
You need to straighten out the hole before you go for the next larger drill bit. You can try to do that by drilling on an angle but take your time. One popular technique I've heard is to buy an opposite direction drill bit - you will need a reversable drill. The bit will bite into the bolt stub and might well spin it out.

Oh, and good judgement on taking your time and studying the situation.
 
you may be able to remove the original screw meterial, if you carfuly trun it. if your just a bit off center then it may of releved the pressure. it may be worth a shot to check. use a pick and push gently.
 
Well I tapped the hole and I think it's gonna work. I tried the install of the boot and it lined up perfectlyhttp://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif. So I'm going to leave whatever is left of the original screw where it is. The new screw( 6mm Hex head)fits in nice and snughttp://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif. I feel great about it,
YOU PEOPLE ARE THE BEST!!!!
Z
 
Congrats!

Make sure to use lots of red loctite and crank it down real tight now! :-D
 
t3rmin said:
Congrats!

Make sure to use lots of red loctite and crank it down real tight now! :-D
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No reason for extreme measures. Red loctite is for permanent bonds. Simply install a new screw and torque it down normal.
 
Nessism said:
No reason for extreme measures. Red loctite is for permanent bonds. Simply install a new screw and torque it down normal.
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And use some anti-sieze compound on the bolts so you don't go through this again.
 
Nessism said:
No reason for extreme measures. Red loctite is for permanent bonds. Simply install a new screw and torque it down normal.
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Was sarcasm! :shock: I thought it was pretty obvious you woudn't want to do that on tentative threads and after going through all that trouble... :-D Guess I gotta use that little *, ya'll are slow today. :-D
 
t3rmin said:
Was sarcasm! :shock: I thought it was pretty obvious you woudn't want to do that on tentative threads and after going through all that trouble... :-D Guess I gotta use that little *, ya'll are slow today. :-D
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Slooooow? Meeeee? :oops:
 
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