Appreciate it. My extractor bolt broke off on me today trying to get a broken bleeder bolt out. I was going nice and easy with the tap, but still managed to break off. I'm glad I cooled off for a few hours and found your video. Now I have hope without having to weld something crazy or replace totally...
Thanks for this. Today I broke a screw extractor inside a rusted on bolt inside my brake calliper (really awkward angle, both trying to drill into the broken bolt crossways to my armpit and reaching around to try to crank the extractor - it wasn't a recipe for success). After wasting three new Milwaukee drill bits trying to drill into the extractor, I remembered some things I'd learned from This Old Tony's channel and realised anything I had was probably softer than whatever the extractor material is made & tempered (annealed?). ....Sure enough, I was doing nothing but putting a fine polish on that dang extractor tip, and your video confirmed my suspicions. Now I'm about to make a home depot run to grab some diamond bits for my dremel and a little hand torch to try some variations on your theme. Peace.
Thank you. This $5 set of diamond bits did a better job than an $80 carbide, which burnt up after 5 minutes. Was through the bolt using multiple bits in about 15 minutes on and off. I wished i had been educated on this more before i wasted so much time with traditional drill bits and that carbide grinder. Thx again.
hey, this video really helped! i sheared off a starter bolt on my Honda Shadow, then broke a screw extractor in it. your grinding tips saved the day! we ground out the old bolt snd extractor after a trip to harbor freight. tapped a new bolt and problem solved. in a tight space on a v twin motorcycle! thanks!
Wow! It took forever, but i was able to use the same exact method with the same rotory tool kit from harbor freight to grind away the old bolt extractor far enough to get the rest of it out. Thanks so much!
You, sir...are a genius! Thanks so much for the vid! Did everything you said & the tap finally broke loose! Can't thank you enough, "Magic-man"!!! Be well, sir! It's beer thirty!!! 🍻😎👍🏾
I tried several times with the seven dollar 20 piece Diamond bits and the 7000 rpm mini tool. The Diamond flakes are held on with spittle, so I tried the $20 Drexel bit. Burned through two of those. The temu “carbide broken drill bit drill” is making some progress. I might finish in about 6 months.
Watched this Video, helped me after watching but i used the diamond tip rotary grinding set that cost $8.99 for 10 piece, for a 1/4 inch angle die grinder air tool instead of dremel. Cut through faster than 30, like 10 to 15 minutes but it worked, wore 2.5 bits out. Don't forget to use the Harbor freight 20% coupon to make it a little less for the bits. They were sold out of the $10 dremel tool, so decided to buy bits for air tool i had. Thanks for posting.. now i need that beer..
I'm going through the same thing with a transmission pan bolt on a tundra. Going to harbor freight this morning to pickup some diamond bits. See if they have anything else while I'm there. Surprised how all the big chain stores don't sell any high quality drill bits. Everything is junk. Only good for wood for the most part
Oh man good luck ! I think this will work if you have the ability to hold it straight and go through the middle of the bolt, let us know if you have success
Let us know how it works out. They have a new Chicago Electric Variable Speed Rotary Tool Kit (I bought one but have yet to use it). Aprox $30. Should be a huge improvement
Going through this now. Working on a customers motorhome. Old 93 b series cummins. Had to extract 4 broken exhaust manifold bolts. Extractor broke on the first one. F my life!! Ended up completely drilling out the other 3. Spent hours today in a hot rv getting no where with it. Saw this video and went to harbor freight. Please God let this work 🙏
@@mark_osborne Well I wasn't as lucky. Had to buy a carbide burr from my tool guy today. My extractor was the square type with the twisted end. Super hard metal. But I did get it removed and used a helocoil. The Harbor freight bits were worth the try and I'm sure they will come in real handy for future problems. Thanks again for the video!
Thanks. Broken tap in hole here. Your torch made me think that heating then cooling should anneal it and then I can drill away, I think o_O. Thanks also for the diamond bit idea, got to go through my dremel kit and see if I have any left.
Was going to try the Dremel but just got mine out by hammering nails in the sides in the cracks made by the grooves of the extractor. Turned them with pliers enough to twist it loose. Was small, only a number 2
@@mrbanana779 Short answer is no. I tried using a new extractor after drilling through the old broken extractor(diamond bits harbor freight) and since the new extractor wasn’t turning at all I was afraid of breaking another inside the hole. I torched 2-3 minutes then let it cool, repeated this 3 times - nothing. I then drilled out the hole completely just up to the threads and then tried using a tap and die but that also didn’t work. I gave up and just used metal cable ties (also sold at HF) to hold the exhaust hanger. There is little to no play on the exhaust and I’ve already driven 100+ miles. No issues. I may take it to a shop later down the road and have them give it a go
I'm going to have to try this next time. What's funny is that my dewalt titanium coated bits are slowly drilling through a broken extractor but not much, so I decided to see if they had become dull and started drilling into my steel workbench (not sure what grade or type steel, but it's at least 15yrs old) and the bit started drilling into it, no problem Lol
Yep, just broke a damn snap on extractor in a starter bolt hole. Had a beautiful hole drilled and should have just drilled it and tapped it, but damn it, I had to get greedy!! now I got this damn thing stuck good. I did manage to cut a slit with the dremel and used that to get another pilot hole started, but yep. not a single bit I have out of hundreds from years of turning wrench will touch it. anyways, I even tried getting a punch and tapping it out that way, but Noooooooo. The lawnmower was given to me and it is really nice, so I guess the challenge will be worth salvaging it, it is like a 3k mower. Thanks for the tip, I already have the diamond tips and the dremel, just not the time. Did you get your diamond deburr/grinders at harbor frieght as well? I don't remember where the hell I got mine at, but I am definiately looking at options. Even tried to tack weld a nut on it. place a nut over the hole and hit it with the mig, tried about 3 times, it was actually damn near successful, but no cigar. so here we go, I am gonna fix this damn mower. Grrrr..... Thanks again.
@@mark_osborne Roger that, will do. It's a tight area so I ordered a flex shaft, may have to wait for that, besides I could use a good day of rest for another week of hell at work. Will update when I get it out.
@@mark_osborne Got it out! I ordered another cheap dremel with a flex shaft off of ebay for 30 bucks and man, it worked great. I already had the diamond tips, smoke a few, and like ya said, took about an hour, margarita helped hold my arm up. but yea, got through it, then went to tap it and realized my m8 1.25 was a bit dull so rather than break the damn thing in the hole, I just went and bought a new one. All in all. fixed up like new. Really appreciate the tip, and I thank God I had the wisdom and patience to put it into practice. Lawmower fixed. Cha Ching baby. Thanks again.
@@philc9305 I did not, I just went slow and steady and as I recall, I swapped out the bits a couple times, you get quite a few when you buy the Harbor Freight assortment
I have to remove a colt with an extractor that broke off inside it, would using heat around that area (aluminium) be damaging as it is near the water pump?
I completely forgot about ing a diamond drill bit. I broke my easy out in a brake bleeder screw and thought I was done for. I guess I'll have to try it. I have the set of diamond bits so let's see.
@@mark_osborne worked fine but found Autozone doesnt use the most hardened steel. I used a better quality drill bit and it ate up the bleeder good enough to lose tract of the bleeder threads.. In the end, bought a new caliper.
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Appreciate it. My extractor bolt broke off on me today trying to get a broken bleeder bolt out. I was going nice and easy with the tap, but still managed to break off. I'm glad I cooled off for a few hours and found your video. Now I have hope without having to weld something crazy or replace totally...
Best of luck - hope you get it out :-)
Thanks for this. Today I broke a screw extractor inside a rusted on bolt inside my brake calliper (really awkward angle, both trying to drill into the broken bolt crossways to my armpit and reaching around to try to crank the extractor - it wasn't a recipe for success). After wasting three new Milwaukee drill bits trying to drill into the extractor, I remembered some things I'd learned from This Old Tony's channel and realised anything I had was probably softer than whatever the extractor material is made & tempered (annealed?). ....Sure enough, I was doing nothing but putting a fine polish on that dang extractor tip, and your video confirmed my suspicions.
Now I'm about to make a home depot run to grab some diamond bits for my dremel and a little hand torch to try some variations on your theme. Peace.
Thank you. This $5 set of diamond bits did a better job than an $80 carbide, which burnt up after 5 minutes. Was through the bolt using multiple bits in about 15 minutes on and off. I wished i had been educated on this more before i wasted so much time with traditional drill bits and that carbide grinder. Thx again.
Thanks so much for the update- glad it worked !
did you have to cool off the bit or could you just drill nonstop?
hey, this video really helped! i sheared off a starter bolt on my Honda Shadow, then broke a screw extractor in it. your grinding tips saved the day! we ground out the old bolt snd extractor after a trip to harbor freight. tapped a new bolt and problem solved. in a tight space on a v twin motorcycle! thanks!
Absolutely awesome
did you have to cool off the bit or could you just drill nonstop?
Wow! It took forever, but i was able to use the same exact method with the same rotory tool kit from harbor freight to grind away the old bolt extractor far enough to get the rest of it out. Thanks so much!
So happy for you !
You, sir...are a genius! Thanks so much for the vid! Did everything you said & the tap finally broke loose! Can't thank you enough, "Magic-man"!!! Be well, sir! It's beer thirty!!!
🍻😎👍🏾
Simply awesome !
Thanks for the tip there mate. Well done. Saw the relief in your face when it came out.
Hahahahaha ... yes !
Glad to be not only one stuck with a broken extractor, great tip, definitely will try this trick!
Let us know how it works out !
did you have to cool off the bit or could you just drill nonstop?
Thanks. This video saved me a headache.
Thanks for letting us know !
Thank you for this, this worked great. Was there for 3 hours grinding away, but eventually got through and was able to remove the bolt
Beautiful !
Yes indeed! Thanks Mark for that info.
Thanks for watching !
Awesome..very helpful..I was at a loss situation! Going to Harbor freight. Thanks
thank you man, I was about to tear down my snowblower with a sledgehammer.
I tried several times with the seven dollar 20 piece Diamond bits and the 7000 rpm mini tool. The Diamond flakes are held on with spittle, so I tried the $20 Drexel bit. Burned through two of those. The temu “carbide broken drill bit drill” is making some progress. I might finish in about 6 months.
Oh man I'm sorry - let us know if you eventually get it out
Watched this Video, helped me after watching but i used the diamond tip rotary grinding set that cost $8.99 for 10 piece, for a 1/4 inch angle die grinder air tool instead of dremel. Cut through faster than 30, like 10 to 15 minutes but it worked, wore 2.5 bits out. Don't forget to use the Harbor freight 20% coupon to make it a little less for the bits. They were sold out of the $10 dremel tool, so decided to buy bits for air tool i had. Thanks for posting.. now i need that beer..
Awesome !
did you have to cool off the bit or could you just drill nonstop?
I'm going through the same thing with a transmission pan bolt on a tundra. Going to harbor freight this morning to pickup some diamond bits. See if they have anything else while I'm there. Surprised how all the big chain stores don't sell any high quality drill bits. Everything is junk. Only good for wood for the most part
Oh man good luck ! I think this will work if you have the ability to hold it straight and go through the middle of the bolt, let us know if you have success
@@mark_osborne thanks for the tip. Got it out. Then drilled out bolt with a 3/16 bit.
Same exact thing happened to me broken extractor inside the bolt going to give this a try thanks
Saving this, broke off a bolt, then an extractor bit off on a forward control, heading to HF tomorrow
Let us know how it works out. They have a new Chicago Electric Variable Speed Rotary Tool Kit (I bought one but have yet to use it). Aprox $30. Should be a huge improvement
and here I am looking for the help I needed! going to HF in the morning to get this extractor out
Awesome !!
Going through this now. Working on a customers motorhome. Old 93 b series cummins. Had to extract 4 broken exhaust manifold bolts. Extractor broke on the first one. F my life!! Ended up completely drilling out the other 3. Spent hours today in a hot rv getting no where with it. Saw this video and went to harbor freight. Please God let this work 🙏
I wish you all the luck in the world, let us know please. Best of luck !!
@@mark_osborne Well I wasn't as lucky. Had to buy a carbide burr from my tool guy today. My extractor was the square type with the twisted end. Super hard metal. But I did get it removed and used a helocoil. The Harbor freight bits were worth the try and I'm sure they will come in real handy for future problems. Thanks again for the video!
Thanks. Broken tap in hole here. Your torch made me think that heating then cooling should anneal it and then I can drill away, I think o_O. Thanks also for the diamond bit idea, got to go through my dremel kit and see if I have any left.
THANK YOU SO MUCH !! YOUR’E THE MAN!!
glad you had success !
Just bought it from Harbor Freight. Wish me luck. lol extractor stuck on one of the bolts for valve cover gasket.
Let us know how it works out !
Hey, thanks for the video. Worked great.
Nice ! thanks for letting us know
Was going to try the Dremel but just got mine out by hammering nails in the sides in the cracks made by the grooves of the extractor. Turned them with pliers enough to twist it loose. Was small, only a number 2
nice! would love to see a video of that 🙂
Thank you I have same problem I wil buy diamond bit
Thank you. You saved me 2,000 dollars.
Awesome !
@@mark_osborne I can’t wait to try this tomorrow
@@luisvargas4577 Did you get it to work? Am in the same boat at the moment :/
@@mrbanana779 Short answer is no. I tried using a new extractor after drilling through the old broken extractor(diamond bits harbor freight) and since the new extractor wasn’t turning at all I was afraid of breaking another inside the hole. I torched 2-3 minutes then let it cool, repeated this 3 times - nothing. I then drilled out the hole completely just up to the threads and then tried using a tap and die but that also didn’t work. I gave up and just used metal cable ties (also sold at HF) to hold the exhaust hanger. There is little to no play on the exhaust and I’ve already driven 100+ miles. No issues. I may take it to a shop later down the road and have them give it a go
I'm going to have to try this next time. What's funny is that my dewalt titanium coated bits are slowly drilling through a broken extractor but not much, so I decided to see if they had become dull and started drilling into my steel workbench (not sure what grade or type steel, but it's at least 15yrs old) and the bit started drilling into it, no problem Lol
those are some good bits huh !
@@mark_osborne best $20 bits I've ever bought. Too bad I don't see them in stores often
Yep, just broke a damn snap on extractor in a starter bolt hole. Had a beautiful hole drilled and should have just drilled it and tapped it, but damn it, I had to get greedy!! now I got this damn thing stuck good. I did manage to cut a slit with the dremel and used that to get another pilot hole started, but yep. not a single bit I have out of hundreds from years of turning wrench will touch it. anyways, I even tried getting a punch and tapping it out that way, but Noooooooo. The lawnmower was given to me and it is really nice, so I guess the challenge will be worth salvaging it, it is like a 3k mower. Thanks for the tip, I already have the diamond tips and the dremel, just not the time. Did you get your diamond deburr/grinders at harbor frieght as well? I don't remember where the hell I got mine at, but I am definiately looking at options. Even tried to tack weld a nut on it. place a nut over the hole and hit it with the mig, tried about 3 times, it was actually damn near successful, but no cigar. so here we go, I am gonna fix this damn mower. Grrrr..... Thanks again.
yes, I got the high speed dremel (equivalent) at HF, but I also use a regular Dremel, the collet is a lot more robust. Let us know how it works out !
@@mark_osborne Roger that, will do. It's a tight area so I ordered a flex shaft, may have to wait for that, besides I could use a good day of rest for another week of hell at work. Will update when I get it out.
@@mark_osborne Got it out! I ordered another cheap dremel with a flex shaft off of ebay for 30 bucks and man, it worked great. I already had the diamond tips, smoke a few, and like ya said, took about an hour, margarita helped hold my arm up. but yea, got through it, then went to tap it and realized my m8 1.25 was a bit dull so rather than break the damn thing in the hole, I just went and bought a new one. All in all. fixed up like new. Really appreciate the tip, and I thank God I had the wisdom and patience to put it into practice. Lawmower fixed. Cha Ching baby. Thanks again.
Man that's great news, I've been wondering how it went! Thanks for letting us know
if its a chinesium tap you can use a hss-cobalt bit to get thru it.
Hi from tim and crissy here😘
Nice video
hello to you !
I have two extractors broken off in my cylinder head bolt and I am going to try this out. These are called diamond tip drill bits?
yes check out Harbor Freight's selection, it's been a while since I did this video
I never use tapered extractors they make it tighter if you have to apply torque
This is true, and I've always thought that- yet, sometimes they work
only if they are loose i use the parallel type juist dont knock them in to far incase the bolt wont come out.
@@mark_osborne
interesting.....wondered how you were going to get it out . good goin'
Thanks ! ..
Same situation. Hoping this works.
Let us know !
Did you use cutting oil or cool the bit in water? How many bits did you go through?
@@philc9305 I did not, I just went slow and steady and as I recall, I swapped out the bits a couple times, you get quite a few when you buy the Harbor Freight assortment
Tile bit goes right through them
Good to know !
Literally just snapped my extractor and I’m stressing now lmao
Oh no ! Let us know if you get it out
Good advice !! Got the Dremel diamond engraving tip . Worked at it for about 45 mins but got it out ! 👍
that's great news !!!
did you have to cool off the bit or could you just drill nonstop?
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.... they just keep plugging away ! I'm worried about the day they take a crap, what to do ?
So what’s the nomenclature for the diamond tipped tool?
Harbor Freight Diamond Rotary Bit Set 20 Piece
@@mark_osbornethank you 👍
I'ma try them I just broke a eazy off inside a cylinder head
Ahhh man I'm sorry - good luck hope you get it out
Smart!
Did that one bit do it all or did you have to use more then one of them demand tips
if I recall, just one
I have to remove a colt with an extractor that broke off inside it, would using heat around that area (aluminium) be damaging as it is near the water pump?
I have a lawnmower flywheel that the screw broke clean off where the magnet is and wondering if this will work?
it might!
@@mark_osborne went through it like it was aluminum Sir Thnks
@@thebrokeway9838 Nice!
I used to try my left hand drill bits first... Before they were stolen!!
I hate that syndrome.
I completely forgot about ing a diamond drill bit. I broke my easy out in a brake bleeder screw and thought I was done for. I guess I'll have to try it. I have the set of diamond bits so let's see.
Let us know if it works !
@@mark_osborne worked fine but found Autozone doesnt use the most hardened steel. I used a better quality drill bit and it ate up the bleeder good enough to lose tract of the bleeder threads.. In the end, bought a new caliper.
@@michaelhartzell9758 LOL.... you gotta wonder how those rebuilders get all those broken bleeder screws out without messing up the threads !
@@mark_osborne they dont have a wife they knows her husband .ight not be perfect!
We shall see
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