You might end up having to center punch it directly in the center. . get a
sharp new metal drill bit and drill it out being prepared to re-cut the
threads with a tap and die set. If get have the tools to re-cut (clean up)
the threads afterwards you should be fine.
M7 take on it. . .
Kirk
On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 5:46 PM, David Booker <tncarnut1@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> --- On *Mon, 6/29/09, Lester <oldsaabguy@comcast.net>* wrote: Idea is to
> heat the are to warm enough for wax to melt and wick in.
>
> OK, the garage has a nice Vanilla smell now, but the stud is still there. I
> can see how it would work in a lot of instances, but this seems to be too
> close a tolerance to happen in this case.
>
> I think my main problem is getting a grip on the now-stripped stud. My
> Vice Grips tend to fall into two categories: The first group are so large
> that the jaws are angled too steeply to grip at this small diameter. The
> second smaller group are good for getting on the stud, but the teeth are too
> small to dig in effectively and the handles are too short to get any torque
> if I did get them gripped... And I cant get enough squeeze on the
> non-locking pliers to do anything except further polish the stud.
>
> I really don't trust my ability to cut it off and drill it out by hand.
>
> More ideas?
>
> - David Booker
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