Ah haaa........ I actually got one of those, my brother in law dropped it over to me, and said it would do the job. Must get a replacement bolt now, before I go destroying this one !!
Thanks.
Sheared Bolt
EZ-Out, stud remover, vice grips - all the devil's tools. Without intending to sound patronising, these things do work well when used as intended, with care, and preferrably experience.
I have experience with EZ-Outs. I've ruined two bolts and paid to watch an experienced mechanic gently tap the headless bolt around and out with a punch & small hammer after a little bit of light blow-torch heat.
Some people's brains work the way mechanical work requires, some don't. I have no shame in saying I've stripped threads, rung hex-heads, snapped bolt-heads and broken an EZ-Out.
But I'm proud to say I've only done it once (each... ahem). And I don't do it any more - not cos I'm good, but because I get a mechanic to do the things I know I might f**k up.
If you think you can drill, dead centre, the remains of the bolt to use a GOOD QUALITY EZ-Out (like the one at http://www.draper.co.uk/, for example - go to hand tools, shop online, browsers/guest, browse, hand tools, engineers, threading, extractors - go for the Schroder ones), slowly work the bolt out.
If you have cross-threaded the bolt, like the guys say, you could re-tap it or helicoil it, but quality tools like these are expensive, and they can be hard to use/easy to f**k up - I say give it to a mechanic if that's the case - no shame.
It'd be nice if you could do all this stuff yourself, but so what if you can't?
Jeez, do I ever shut up?
I have experience with EZ-Outs. I've ruined two bolts and paid to watch an experienced mechanic gently tap the headless bolt around and out with a punch & small hammer after a little bit of light blow-torch heat.
Some people's brains work the way mechanical work requires, some don't. I have no shame in saying I've stripped threads, rung hex-heads, snapped bolt-heads and broken an EZ-Out.
But I'm proud to say I've only done it once (each... ahem). And I don't do it any more - not cos I'm good, but because I get a mechanic to do the things I know I might f**k up.
If you think you can drill, dead centre, the remains of the bolt to use a GOOD QUALITY EZ-Out (like the one at http://www.draper.co.uk/, for example - go to hand tools, shop online, browsers/guest, browse, hand tools, engineers, threading, extractors - go for the Schroder ones), slowly work the bolt out.
If you have cross-threaded the bolt, like the guys say, you could re-tap it or helicoil it, but quality tools like these are expensive, and they can be hard to use/easy to f**k up - I say give it to a mechanic if that's the case - no shame.
It'd be nice if you could do all this stuff yourself, but so what if you can't?
Jeez, do I ever shut up?
94 Corolla and a big goo for an R1150GS
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EggShellBlond
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Cheers Del, I`m still here. Sheared bolt is still here too!! No time at the mo to attempt to fix though I`ll probably drill out what I can fairly soon. Local garage reckoned £50 to do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyhow, the exhaust can is still on and not coming loose so its not so urgent.
Anyhow, the exhaust can is still on and not coming loose so its not so urgent.
.... no more bike, divorce sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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essexbloke
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