The drill bit is to drill a hole in the center of the stud, you want to use
a center punch first to make a divit in the center of the stud, ifnot the
bit will wanter and you'll drill off center. Drill as deep as you can but
be careful not to go wide and screw up the cylinder head. You then take the
other bit, with the reverse spiral, and drive it into the whole you just
drilled, maybe even give it a couple of gentle wacks with a hammer to seat
it in there, after this you will put a wrench on the square end and attempt
to back the stud out. If your luck is anything like mine at this point you
will break the screw extractor off in the middle of the stud. It's hardened
steel so it is very brittle, and it's also impossible to drill out because
it's harder than any drill bit you can buy, so you can't extract a broken
extractor. At this point you're pulling your engine and taking it to a
machine shop. To be honest, I have never had any luck with this style of
screw extractor and would only consider it your absolute LAST resort. I
would pull the exhaust and try to get a better angle on the stud with some
grips before trying this. if the threads aren't boogered I would thread two
nuts on and lock them against each other or even weld one on.


-Kyle

On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 8:17 PM, Alexander Press <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I got one of these.
>
>
> http://www.irwin.com/tools/screw-bolt-extractors/spiral-extractor-drill-bit-537-series-combo-packs
>
> What can I put in the squared off end? It's really really teeny. I've been
> using a adjustable crescent wrench. I don't want to snap this thing off.
> How far in should I go?
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