RE: Broken stud extractor; now what?

["Perry, Christopher" <cperry@cotl.com>]

Gary, 
I had exactly the same thing happen when trying to remove a bolt on a
Honda.  What I ended up doing was borrowing a Dremmel tool, going to a
hardware store and purchasing a carbide bit ( the one I used had a
rounded end and the "teeth?" spiraled from that end), and spending the
next several of hours removing both the extractor and the remains of the
bolt.  Note: the head is MUCH softer than the broken screw extractor so
it is easy to apply too much pressure, bounce off and gouge the head.
Anyway, good luck,
chris perry

>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Gary G. Erickson [SMTP:erickson@teleport.com]
>Sent:	Tuesday, February 10, 1998 8:54 PM
>To:	Quattro List
>Subject:	Broken stud extractor; now what?
>
>Some of you may remember my praise for the advice of using ammonia to
>convert the rust on the exhaust studs to "something else" (another
>thread) so you can remove them easily.
>
>Well, I was working on one the studs that was already broken when I got
>to the engine, and the Audi Gods decided to exact their revenge.
>
>My nice, shiny, new stud extractor snapped (shattered?) into about 15
>pieces and the broken stud hasn't budged a millimetre.
>
>Now, I know I can walk right into Sears and get my extractor replaced,
>but I have a feeling that it's not going to get any easier.
>
>Any suggestions or BTDT's?
>
>TIA!
>
>Gary
>
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