- 1. Broken Stud... (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Parent <jimparent@compuserve.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 02:15:04 -0500
- There is a tool called an "easy-out" that is used by center drilling the busted bolt/stud with an hole that is appropriate for the easy-ouot to bite into. (they come is various sizes). You drill half
- /html/tigers/1997-03/msg00311.html (7,630 bytes)
- 2. Re: Broken Stud... (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Burr <tigerpb@ids.net>
- Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 10:06:07 +0000
- In 25 years of working on cars, I've never had an "easy out work" ! Usually, they snap off, costing even more money to remove!
- /html/tigers/1997-03/msg00319.html (8,024 bytes)
- 3. Re: Broken Stud... (score: 1)
- Author: Roland Dudley <cobra@cdc.hp.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Mar 97 9:46:09 PST
- Ditto, except a lot more than 25 years of trying. Roland
- /html/tigers/1997-03/msg00320.html (7,390 bytes)
- 4. Re[2]: Broken Stud... (score: 1)
- Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
- Date: Fri, 21 Mar 97 10:22:08 PST
- -I was a machinist many moons ago. Breaking off an easy-out usually happens when a too-samll drill is used, or the hole is drilled off center. Then, when the easy-out is turned to twist out the scre
- /html/tigers/1997-03/msg00325.html (8,738 bytes)
- 5. Re: Broken Stud... (score: 1)
- Author: richards@northcoast.com
- Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 16:18:31 -0800
- The "easy-out" works best when you drill most of the broken stud or bolt out. Pick a drill size that will roughly take the bolt down to the threads (almost). Be sure to drill perfectly in the center
- /html/tigers/1997-03/msg00333.html (8,056 bytes)
- 6. Re: Broken Stud... (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Laifman <laifman@flash.net>
- Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 17:29:06 +0100
- Ditto that. The “easy-outs’” are hardened steel, and you can’t drill them out for an “easy-out-easy-out”.
- /html/tigers/1997-03/msg00334.html (7,130 bytes)
- 7. Re: Broken Stud... (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Burr <tigerpb@ids.net>
- Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 20:53:54 +0000
- I found this out rebuilding the front end on my Tiger. A bolt snapped in the crossmember when I was removing the lower arm. Then the easy out snapped. I thought I was up the creek... Some one told me
- /html/tigers/1997-03/msg00337.html (7,694 bytes)
- 8. Re: Broken Stud... (score: 1)
- Author: CoolVT@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 17:48:27 -0500 (EST)
- I also has the same bolt snap. I tried center drilling in preparation for the famed easy out. I didn't get the hole perfectly centered and gave up before I broke something else. A local machine shop
- /html/tigers/1997-03/msg00357.html (7,662 bytes)
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