Screw extractor | easyout | broken bolt removal
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Published 2011-11-22
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 www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/
All Comments (21)
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Thank you! 12 years after posting this, helped me get out a rounded allan bolt from a shower handle
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Thanks for posting the video. I checked it out and you were not at all mis-leading. Any mechanic worthy of his craft will make intelligent decisions about when to use what tools. Others will simply criticize. There are many who will benefit from your video. Well done.
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We do not often give praise or thanks to those who make our lives much easier .
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Great video. I just bought a set of these extractors which also came with a set of matching drill bits. However there were no instructions and so - being a complete novice to this - I wasn't quite sure how I was supposed to use this properly. Your video made it very clear. Thanks!
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Thanks heaps. I had a grub screw in a tap mixer fitting to take out. The Allen key slot was rounded out so i just purchased an easy out kit and followed your instructions, worked a treat.
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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! -
Thank you so much. I have a set of easy-outs, and a shower cold-control I can't get unscrewed. I now know how to use the tools my late hubby left. I really appreciate the bit at the end that explains the science.
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Thanks for making the video. I was successful at removing a broken exhaust manifold stud out of the head. It was my first time using one of these extractors.
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Tut tut-an engineer using an adjustable spanner-Like you I have had mixed results when it works-fantastic, you're the greatest-when the extractor snaps flush with the work,well you know the feeling!
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Great video. My luck is the broken off bolt is usually rusted to surrounding metal. It was great to see someone actually have success using an easy out. I'm going to have to purchase a center drill as that is a critical part of the process.
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As soon as the drill turned the broken bolt/stud I knew you were going to be successful. When it gets a lot harder is when the bolt/stud is rusted/corroded into the hole. That makes things more difficult. I agree too that those "easy-outs" are about a 50-50 proposition. Glad you were successful, Mate!
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Man, I could kiss ya! 9 year old video and still works perfectly. Using your video, I extracted a broken bolt out of the skid plate frame on my dirt bike. It was a nearly irreplaceable part. Thank you so much! Let me know if you want the pic. I am pretty proud of it considering it was my first try ever.
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Thank you for this - I have a V12 engine project to learn with and 3 broken studs to get out ! I'm confident now I can can progress.
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Good video
Thanks
I have 5 mm scre broken in an assembly and its depth is less than 1/2 inch
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Thanks for this video, it was great quality, and very detailed. I'm going to get my stripped locator screw out tomorrow!
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This is the most informative video I've seen on this method. So the key is to drill a slightly smaller hole, hammer in, then use a wrench to slowly unscrew. The complaints on DIY sites are littered with inexperienced users believing just using an electric drill in reverse will do the job, then complaining it's "useless".
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Spray it with AeroKroil then wait a hour then set the drill clutch to low and put it in reverse the impacting action of the drill will help remove the part.
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Even at 70 years of age, I can still pick up a piece of useful information. Center drills. How have I missed them all my life? I do know that it is almost impossible to keep a regular drill bit in the center of what you are drilling. But, with the start a center drill gives, it is no longer impossible.
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Finally. I think I had to watch 10 nonsensical awful tutorial videos that simply introduced the problem then skipped to the end, before I found this wonderful video that ACTUALLY SHOWS HOW TO DO IT. Thank you sir for your knowledge and demonstration
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I didn't need the extractor. I drilled an uneven, ragged hole about half inch inside the bolt. Then I took a huge screwdriver and hammered it inside the hole. Then I took vise grips, and turned the huge screwdriver with the vise grips attached to the end of the screwdriver. It was very easy. Thank you for your videos.
