[Fwd: Re: [s-cars] Re: broken stud removal tools]

[Jerry Scott]

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Subject: 	Re: [s-cars] Re: broken stud removal tools
Date: 	Sat, 17 Jul 2004 11:43:53 -0600
From: 	Jerry Scott <jerryscott at earthlink.net>
To: 	Dean Ferrera <dino at PressOut.org>
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Dean
I had no trouble removing the studs with the Sears Tool, when I did mine 
several years ago.  It helps to use a squirt of penetrating oil on the 
stud before trying to torque it out. It also might help to spray the 
stud with freon to get it very cold, before torquing in out. Also try 
and not put bending loads on the stud, by pushing on the stud remover 
with the other hand during the process.  Since several people have had 
problems with this, it might be a better idea just to cut off the stud 
with a Dremel cuf-off wheell and leave the original stud in place.
Jerry

Dean Ferrera wrote:

>The 4 pc Left Hand Cobalt bits worked well for me in boring the stud.
>After I broke the extractor; they had a tough time with the hardened
>steel.  After I broke the second extractor I moved to the Dremel Carbide
>Grout removal bits.  I used both sizes.  They ate through the stud
>extractors pretty well.  This time I used these carbide bits almost like
>a ream until the stud was pretty well gone.  Lastly I used a flat single
>flute extractor to back off the remnants of the stud.  It was pretty
>amazing; I pulled out almost an entire threaded stud section which was
>bored to just about the root of the threads.  
>
>Just a note I broke the stud with the Craftsman stud removal tool.  It's
>a great tool, but for something this sensitive I should have bought the
>correct sized stud removal tool in the first place.  The Craftsman
>single cam style puts too much side load on the stud.  I finished the
>job up with the Facom roller style removal socket, which worked
>perfectly.
>
>Dean Ferrera
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Eric_R_Kissell at whirlpool.com [mailto:Eric_R_Kissell at whirlpool.com]
>
>Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:31 AM
>To: mswanson at sonitrol.net
>Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
>Subject: [s-cars] Re: broken stud removal tools
>
>
>Doesn't NAPA offer reversed (left-handed) drill bits.  NAPA carries
>screw
>extractor kits - check with them about the contents of the kit. Maybe
>you'll get lucky and one of the screw extractor kits will have
>left-handed
>bits.
>
>I got a cheap set of left-handed drill bits from Harbor Freight. Not
>local
>to you, but maybe they could FedEx something or maybe someone near a
>local
>store could FedEx or hand carry a set to you.
>
>>From www.harborfreight.com:
>
>4 PC. LEFT HAND HIGH SPEED STEEL DRILL BIT SET
>Remove bolts or studs easily when the head breaks off. Eliminate the
>need
>to bore out and re-tap the hole. Simply drill a hole in the broken stud,
>insert a screw extractor, turn the extractor with a tap wrench and back
>them out. Made from high speed steel.
>Only for use with reversible drills.
>Includes 4 left-handed drill bits: 1/8'', 3/16'', 1/4'', and 3/8''
>
>ITEM 38180-0VGA          $4.99
>
>HTH,
>Eric
>
>
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