snapped stud extractor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[action dan]

does any one konw if there is a way off getting a stud that is snepped ff flush with my block then had a stud extractor snapped off in that as well

YES i know i'm an iiot but i really dont want to take the motor out if i dont have too help please please please

[Wessie]

try and weld a bolt onto the end of it, put a socket on the bolt - job done

[action dan]

need to find a good welder freind then lol any other options?

[hellblue]

If your going to do it DO IT BIG if its a cheap extractor you may be able to drill that out & start again bet it was one of them cone shapped ones what stud is it ? you may also be able to drill it right out & re tape the hole ?

[Rick]

is the stud extractor hardened steel? if so that makes it more difficult lol

 

if its normal steel just drill it out and then retap the thread

[action dan]

TUNGSTEN oh dear i'm ruined aint i !!!!!

[Wessie]

drill it and tap it, and see if that works, if not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

turn the block upside down, shake it and it might fall out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

well its worth a try

[bortaf]

I feel for ya mate

done the same a few times meself, a DECENT drill but will do it but no cheap B&Q ones

[action dan]

it is a draper expert stud extractor and its the bolt that holds the water pump/alternator braket on i've tried using the drill bits that came with the set dont seem to be working

[mk2harrier]

your not the first and definately wont be the last. the last one i did was just inside the hole, so no welding, and was hardened steel. i think your only option is to drill it out using high pressure/torque slow speed and then re tap it. good luck!

[V8ian]

Stud extractors are really a last resort, I hate the things, I have spent more time removeing broken extractors for people than broken bolts and studs,at the end of the day, if you cant get the broken bit out, you have 2 choices, leave it out and see if you can get away with it, or remove the block, take it down to a good engineering shop and get it spark erroded out

Possible ways of getting out can be with a small grinder/dremmel cut a slot in the top pf the extractor and bolt and with a GOOD screwdriver screw it inwards, then out, heat and WD40 may help before you try this, , I would have suggested you try welding a nut onto it but it sounds as if it may have broken too low to do this

Good luck!!!

[flyingbanana]

heat it up before you try extracting again if u can

[action dan]

but i want a really easy option i relly cant be arsed to take the motor out.

Do you mean a die grinder type of thing?

[V8ian]

a small cutting wheel would robably do, igf you can get a die grinder in there with a small diamond tip, you coud possibly get away with that.

[Toby]

If you grind a masonary drill to cut like a normal drill it will almost definately cope with the extractor hardness. Your problem will be if it goes off centre cos the soft stuff will drill so much easier so it will tend to want to wonder.

 

Once you have a hole in the stud, I have found the best way to get studs out is to grind a slow tapered square on something hard like a drill shank. Gently hammer that in to the hole you have drilled, it should behave a bit like an allen key. The trouble with the stud extracter is they try to expand the stud in the hole which tends to make the situation worse.

 

Heat will no doubt help.

 

I have a sparker if your really stuck and end up having to take the engine out. Good luck, don't mess the block up

[action dan]

well i think i'll have to take the motor out and go from there thanks for all the advice when i get the motor out later and decide what to do

[action dan]

a welder some jd and plenty of marlboro's and we have it fixed thanks to all for advice

[Toby]

a welder some jd and plenty of marlboro's and we have it fixed thanks to all for advice

 

YAY!!

[RS264]

not a good feeling when this happens.. I snapped an Ezy out trying to retrieve a broken stud on the exhaust side in the RS. Had to drive it into town and had a bloke work a couple of hours on it. Won't be doing that again in a hurry!