Screw extractor | easyout | broken bolt removal

Screw extractors are often called easyouts, these can be used to remove a broken bolt or a broken stud from a tapped hole. Here we demonstrate how to use the screw extractor to remove a broken bolt from a shaft. Brought to you by http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/

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• screw extractor
• easyout
• broken bolt removal
• remove broken stud
• remove broken bolt

[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 ;-)

[odysseimfg]

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

thanks to the OP for posting the video

[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".

[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]

@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.