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Re: Best way to remove broken bolts

To: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Subject: Re: Best way to remove broken bolts
From: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 03:01:00 -0500
>Mike Rambour wrote:
>>     I need a good way to remove 6 broken bolts/studs in a 34 Singer
>>  motor.   I removed the oil pan on my car and found that it was only held in
>>  by 2 wood screws and 4 bolts as the other 6 bolts were broken in the
>>  block.  I assume they were studs.  4 of them are broken almost flush with
>>  the block, one is going to easier since it is broken slightly inside the
>>  hole and the other is sticking out about 1/4" but I am not able to move it
>>  with vice-grips.
>
>    Soaking in penetrating oil is a good start, even just while you
>ponder your next steps.
>
>    If it sticks out, you can cut a slot in the top and try to move it
>with a big screwdriver. Or cut flats on the side and try again with a
>wrench. (I've had more luck with the latter, but others have suggested
>the former. To me the trick is getting enough torque on the screwdriver!)
>

Screwdriver tip on a socket in a ratchet.  If you've got three hands, 
a crescent wrench on the shaft of a screwdriver can give you quite a 
lot of torque.  That's why the sides of good screwdrivers are flat.

David

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