AudiOn19s Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 Looking for suggestions of products that are worth a damn at extracting broken bolts. I have a set for rounded bolt heads but this particular bolt snapped the head off as I was tigntening it down. The good news is it's not siezed in there, just broken off to where I can't grab onto it with anything. Hoping to find out what works best for others here before going to purchase something to extract it with. Bolt is fairly small if it makes a difference. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 Easy out drill bits. I think you can find them anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 Easy out drill bits. I think you can find them anywhere. Agree. I used somebody's once, it was a nice little kit with different sizes. It bites into the stud and twists it right out. Couldnt tell you the brand, but I'm sure any brand will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpfiend Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 they are called left handed drill bits. an EZ out is an entirely different thing altogether fwiw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Automotive Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 Left handed drill bits are for extraction and have one less step involved. An EZ out, you need to drill a pilot hole then, use the EZ out in your hole on reverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpfiend Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 Left handed drill bits are for extraction and have one less step involved. An EZ out, you need to drill a pilot hole then, use the EZ out in your hole on reverse. exactly with the advantage that you are not as likely to break off the !$%!@$ hard as !@%!%@ EZ out in the bolt then have to drill both out completely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 Andy, I wallowed out a couple of Allen-headed flywheel bolts on the Passat when I was swapping out the clutch, and I used the EZ Out thingies from Sears (they aren't cheap) but through drilling the pilot holes and reverse-rotating the 3 broken bolts came right out. Don't think twice. I'm cheap as they come but it was money well spent and I'll be prepared if it happens again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudiOn19s Posted April 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 do them make them small enough to drill the pilot hole on a bolt that's probably 6mm in diameter? or am I better with the one stage dealy? Again it's not siezed in the hole, I broke the bolt off trying to over-tighten to stop a leak. I know I know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickey4271647545519 Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 if you have the other end of the bolt, you can try just putting it back on (like just placing the two halves together) and then just turning, i've had the same thing happen to me on my mazda several times and that has always worked for me. If that doesnt make sense i'll try to explain it again lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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