Yep, been there too. Usually an easy-out works if done carefully as
mentioned in the other posts. You have to get that hole centered and
deeper. Usually works. One more idea; drill the whole thing out bigger
and put in a helicoil to replace the threads. One more idea; take off the
boss comp
Not sure what tools you have; my cordless drill has an impact-ish setting
that is good for this work as well. Keep at it!
On Mon, Mar 13, 2023, 3:14 PM Minh wrote:
> oof tough situation. when you cut the slot and tried to unscrew, did you
> use something besides a screw driver? like a wrench
The other possibility is that if the bolt was stainless steel, it could
have galled and again, penetrating oil will be unlikely to help.
Tools: I have a set of thread cleaning tools - these are for cleaning up
existing threads, they look similar to taps and dies, but will not cut into
/ remove
1. Bill sez, (...the recommendations of "penetrating oil" seem a little
off-topic for this situation. Penetrating oil is good for corrosion
situations. This is metal on metal brute forcing something) Bingo!
I've been in situations like this before, too, and have found "penetrating
lubr
You hinted at how you got here later down the thread. Can you describe
exactly how you got here? The hint was you were screwing in a bolt into
your shifter boss and you felt a lot of resistance and you just kept
forcing it until the bolt broke.
1. Seems pretty safe to guess you did not run
If you think the slot you've cut gives you enough bite you can get decent
torque on a screwdriver/whatever you're using, it may be worth trying the
lubricant again. Put the bike on its side so the oil will drain down into
the threads, and use a penetrating oil like pb blaster/boeshield/wd40 if
oof tough situation. when you cut the slot and tried to unscrew, did you
use something besides a screw driver? like a wrench with a slotted
socket? that could give you more leverage. if you can get a small hole,
a torx driver could give you more grip, and same deal with leverage. since
yo
A hair dryer might give you enough heat to make a difference.
Thanks for the drill guide tip, John. I'll definitely use that in the
future.
Will
On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 2:08 PM JohnS wrote:
> Hello Ryan,
>
> The problem with trying to drill out a hole and using a big enough
> easy-out bit to
Hello Ryan,
The problem with trying to drill out a hole and using a big enough easy-out
bit to be effective is getting the hole centered. Easy concept, but hard to
do in reality since the drill bit wants to wander from center until it
grabs. Solution, create a guide for the drill bit so that it
Thanks all for your suggestions! I really appreciate it. I did work on
this over the weekend, but unfortunately could not get it out. At first, I
tried the slotting method - using a Dremel tool to cut a small slot in
bolt, which I successfully did. I also added some lube and let it sit
over
Ryan -Oh yeah - been there, done that!Here's one more trick you can
try that I've had success with. Start with lube as suggested (maybe lay the
frame on its side so gravity can promote penetration of the lube). Apply
some "gentle heat" with something like a hair blow dryer. After the lub
I did something similar with my 2020 Matthews: overtorqued a dry screw
holding a front lowrider to the fork leg boss, and snapping the head off,
leaving <1/8" of the shaft protruding. It was just barely enough to grab
securely with needle-nose vise grips and with liberal applications of spray
lubri
Use some penetrating oil on the threads (PB Blaster, etc.). Get some left
handed drill bits and drill larger holes, preferably in the center of the
sheared off bolt. It may be that the left handed drill bit will grab and
extract the sheared off bolt all by itself. If not, the more of the sheared
Lol, glad to hear that these things happen to other people too! Thanks so
much for your ideas Brian and Will! I like the slot idea. I do have a
dremmel tool, so I might give that a shot.
On Friday, March 10, 2023 at 1:04:55 PM UTC-7 wboe...@gmail.com wrote:
> I hate these situations and find
I hate these situations and find myself there more than I'd like. I have
never had a whole lot of success with EZouts or the like. It looks like
you have a pilot hole there; I'd be inclined to drill a bigger one and
hammer a torx in, maybe with some duct tape to ensure tight fit. Then
unscre
Ryan,
If you have a (very) small rotatory tool/dremel you can cut a slot in there
and then use a flat head screw driver to back the bolt out. If its not
quite *completely* flush you can try grabbing it with some vice grips too.
Good luck! If you cut a little bit of a slot into the boss itself t
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