Screw extractor | easyout | broken bolt removal

[syalcin123]

buy some reverse drill bits

[ultimatehandyman]

@syalcin123

watch?v=FYvaPbX1sT4

[xauthz]

thanks that was very instructive

[ultimatehandyman]

@xauthz

You are welcome.

Thanks for the comment 

[youutubestinks]

I always wondered how that tool has to be used ;) thanks, ah and never mind about the "smartass" guys always arguing and complaining for silly things haha they have nothing useful to do

[ultimatehandyman]

@youutubestinks

Thanks for the comment ;-)

[MrDohall1]

Appreciate the concept here but you've faked one for the video - show us one that is bottomed out or seized and corroded - generally found easy outs in smaller sizes to be near to useless - generally for serious broken bolts/studs spline drive style extracors or good old drill & retap are required. The very first thing to try is the good old tap around with a centre punch - which would have worked in this instance -demonstrated by the fact the thread 'ran' to the bottom during the drilling !

[ultimatehandyman]

@MrDohall1

Of course the video was faked, it is a demonstration of how to use them! What do you want me to do, wait till I get a sheared off bolt at work and take my video camera in and film it? At 4:24 I said "in a lot of cases you'll do this and it will be extremely difficult, you'll spend ages messing about and they won't work anyway".

[odysseimfg]

@MrDohall1 why don't you do it and upload the video instead of complaining?

thanks to the OP for posting the video

[Louloudito]

What if you actually snap the drill out in the power tool and use it anti clockwise? Do you think it would do the work for a frozen screw?

[ultimatehandyman]

@Louloudito

I have never tried it, but it is unlikely that you will get an edge that will bite without grinding it. You also have to be careful if purposely breaking a drill bit as they can shatter and send sharp splinters everywhere.

[rcmodder]

Wow excellent video!

I have a broken stud that's been on my cylinder head cover for a year now and thanks to ur video I've gained the knowledge to go about fixing this issue. Thanks alot man!

[ultimatehandyman]

@rcmodder

You are welcome.

It's much more difficult on a cylinder head though as the studs are often stuck because of the heat etc. Good luck with it ;-)

[rcmodder]

@ultimatehandyman I'm sorry it's not so much a stud as it is just a snapped bolt (I learned the hard way they don't need to be so tight). Either way thanks!

[kalimantans]

Thanks for tutorial man ............

[ultimatehandyman]

@kalimantans

You are welcome ;-)

[alundrasrt]

Nice quality of easy out. Here in France only crap thing that broke easily

[ultimatehandyman]

@alundrasrt

Can you not buy Teng over there?

[alundrasrt]

@ultimatehandyman Any link mate? Cheers.

[ultimatehandyman]

@alundrasrt

I'll send a link via message as I can't post links in comments ;-)

[kolir2011]

Thanks for help!

[bestmastermind951]

what screw extractor brand is good? the ones from autozone and craftsmen brake

[ultimatehandyman]

@bestmastermind951

I have a set of Teng ones that have not broken yet but I am not sure which is the best make!

[Xzen808]

Thanks for the informative video.

[ultimatehandyman]

@Xzen808

You are welcome ;-)

[ultimatehandyman]

@zzzwingzzz

I don't need to because I know what I am doing ;-)

[buhrrito]

I failed with extractors lol. Damn rusted bolts... good job cheers m8 :)

[ultimatehandyman]

@buhrrito

Sometimes they work, other times they do not lol

Thanks for the comment

[pistol7620]

what a drill what is it thanks

[ultimatehandyman]

@pistol7620

The drill is a 12v Milwaukee. Drill bit was slightly smaller than the screw extractor ;-)

[SuperWayneyb]

Good point that folks may have missed in that video is you made sure the hole drilled was deep enough before trying the extractor.

Have seen two lads now not drill the hole deep enough and the extractor has not got a grip and spun out because the end of it could not wind in far enough. :)

Have a go with a metabo drill by the way the 18v has a pulse function that is great for starting small pilot holes or going through tile e.t.c. :)

[ultimatehandyman]

@SuperWayneyb

Good point!

Thanks for the comment ;-)

I have seen the Metabo with the pulse function but I have never tried Metabo as they are never available at a good price!

[benny5825]

How much smaller does the pilot hole have to be?

[ultimatehandyman]

@benny5825

It needs to be just a little bigger then the very front of the screw extractor as they are tapered.

You can then tap it in with a hammer and then try turning it anti-clockwise to remove the broken part