After all I see here, my easy outs are on the way out!!!! There must be
easier "out" ways.
Regards to all,
Don.
----- Original Message -----
From: Murray Whitlock <mp.w@sk.sympatico.ca>
To: <Hudson29@aol.com>; <old-chevy-truck@onelist.com>;
<oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 26, 1999 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Howdyaget an "Easy Out" Out?
> Paul: If you have access to a welder, here is what i have used here on the
> farm to get brocken bolts out. I take a washer with the same size hole as
> the bolt, place it over the brocken off end of the bolt, and weld it on
> through the hole. Completely filling the hole of the washer with weld.
Then
> I take a nut , smaller in diameter than the washer and weld that to the
> washer, with all the welding, usually the brocken piece is heated up
almost
> red, and with a turn of a wrench will twist out. Espeacially with the
> brocken off extractor still in there. I realize that doing under the truck
> over head, may be a challenge, but think it should work. Good luck!
>
> 51 chev. Work in progress
>
> 72 chev. restored.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hudson29@aol.com <Hudson29@aol.com>
> To: old-chevy-truck@onelist.com <old-chevy-truck@onelist.com>;
> oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Date: Friday, November 26, 1999 5:20 PM
> Subject: [oletrucks] Howdyaget an "Easy Out" Out?
>
>
> > I'm back to work today on the same broken bolt that stymied me
several
> >weeks ago. The first part of the job was to use a Dremel Moto Tool to
grind
> >the shaft of the broken bolt level inside the hole. Once this was done I
> >figured on using the new toys the Snap-On guy delivered Wednesday, an
> >extractor set with drill guides. I had high hopes for the drill guides,
but
> >bumped into an unpleasant surprise before I could use them.
> > The Dremel with a rotary grinding bit did clean up the hole so that I
> >could see what was going on, and it looks like a metallic five pointed
star
> >is imbedded in the broken bolt. It is very tough, and even the new Cobalt
> >drills won't touch it, just skating across the surface. Could this be
what
> is
> >left of an "Easy-Out" that somebody broke off and just gave up on?
> > What now? I think I'll go back out and work with the Dremel awhile,
but
> I
> >doubt that will get much further down. I would sure hate to have to drag
> the
> >entire motor out to a machine shop to have one oil pan bolt removed, but
> I'm
> >runnin' out of ideas.
> >
> >Paul O'Neil, Hudson29@aol.com
> >1951 Chevrolet 3600 Pickup Project, See it at:
> >The Poor Man's Advanced Design Tech Tips Page
> >http://home.earthlink.net/~conntest47/
> >Fullerton, California USA
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>
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