Ron,
That's good advice. I would have assumed the bolt was too tight to remove
without the head. Makes sense now!
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I'll take the more adventurous route.
I will see if the local parts store down the street from my house has an
easy-out.
That's a great looking fish, by the way, in the 3rd pic down on your site.
On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 9:52 AM, Ron Mc bulldog...@gmail.com wrote:
ok, fair enough and either one
Mark, what you're describing here is an easy-out, and any auto parts store
will have them.
On Friday, August 7, 2015 at 9:15:29 AM UTC-5, Mark Reimer wrote:
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If not, you can also get drill bits that are made in a reverse manner, so
when you spin the drill to unscrew it, the bit will
What Ron said. I do a lot of work on old motorcycles and having bolt heads
shear off, snap off, or just generally destroy themselves is an everyday
occurrence it seams. There are a few tricks for getting them out. An
eazy-out is the best - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMrDYJvY0Ts
If not,
Ron, maybe I described it wrong, but they're a bit different. An easy out
is intended to bite into the bolt and twist it, not actual bore a hole.
That's a cool side business you have!
ok, fair enough and either one gets the job done.
http://bulldog1935.u.yuku.com/
On Friday, August 7, 2015 at 9:27:36 AM UTC-5, Mark Reimer wrote:
Ron, maybe I described it wrong, but they're a bit different. An easy out
is intended to bite into the bolt and twist it, not actual bore a
I work on people's valuable antique fishing reels for a hobby business, and
I've pulled out many broken machine screw shanks.
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You should have no problem removing the bolt shank with an easy-out. Once
the head is broken off the bolt, all tightening strain in the threads is
relaxed. All that's left is the friction. You may even be able to remove
it simply using a sharp drill bit and gently running the drill motor in
Jim:
There is a process called electrical discharge machining which could be
used to save the BB. It's meant for things like bolts broken off in engine
blocks similar expensive things. Were it my problem, I'd just buy a new
BB. Quicker, simpler, less problem sourcing. EDM is great if you
