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Title: bolt removers/ splitters
Post by: brixworth-alan on May 27, 2008, 23:01:02: Hi all, has anyone bought these left handed thread type bolt removers and if so, are they any good?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-18mm-5-PIECE-SCREW-BOLT-EXTRACTOR-REMOVER-SET_W0QQitemZ190224557608QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item190224557608&_trkparms=72%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Title: Re: bolt removers/ splitters
Post by: lee celtic on May 27, 2008, 23:07:46: Yes I have and no their not :evil:

They snap easy and because they are hardened you can't drill them out making twice the work [-X
Title: Re: bolt removers/ splitters
Post by: ozzycraig on May 28, 2008, 04:57:34: these are excellent at removing rounded/broken bolts and can be found at machine mart

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IRWIN-Bolt-Grip-Fastener-Remover-5-Piece-Base-Set_W0QQitemZ370053380512QQihZ024QQcategoryZ20774QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Title: Re: bolt removers/ splitters
Post by: Eeyore on May 28, 2008, 08:15:53: It all depends on what problem you're trying to solve. :-k

The Irwin extractors from Machine Mart ones are excellent, and well worth the cash (they ain't cheap) for shifting rounded bolts. Love 'em.

If you're going for the threaded type removers buy nothing cheap - they won't be hardened properly and they will snap with impunity. The saving grace usually is that the core metal is softer than the bolt. If you want that type of extractor then be prepared to splash the cash on a set by either Dormer or Guhring. These are proper jobs and fully hardened.

However, neither of the above are ideal for properly seized bolts (everything tends to limits, sadly).

This is where a really good centre punch, a set of quality drills (again Dormer and Guhring) and the right sized taps is generally the thing to have!

......and a very steady hand with the drill! :lol:
Title: Re: bolt removers/ splitters
Post by: diggerdog36 on May 28, 2008, 19:13:09: If you are going to buy some extractors, go for EZ Out, they are awesome, the tight coil ones you have up are poo, try and look for the smoother ones like these!!!
They look like they wont grip, but they do, we use Dormer ones all day long at work and they last forever!

(http://www.ca-cycleworks.com/shop/catalog/ducati/img/tool_1018.jpg)
Title: Re: bolt removers/ splitters
Post by: Hightower on May 29, 2008, 11:37:25: Quote from: ozzycraig on May 28, 2008, 04:57:34
these are excellent at removing rounded/broken bolts and can be found at machine mart

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IRWIN-Bolt-Grip-Fastener-Remover-5-Piece-Base-Set_W0QQitemZ370053380512QQihZ024QQcategoryZ20774QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I agree with that, but go for the full 10 piece set.