Ferrari Mailing List: Re: <NFC>removing broken screw question

[Jeff Greenfield (coyote]

Ha, BTDT ... About a year ago I broke a tap off in the front of a  
volvo straight six cylinder head.

Had to grind most of it out with a dremel with a tungsten carbide  
burr. Since the tap was 'locked' in the hole, all I managed with the  
tap extractor was to  break the fingers of the extractor off.

Thanks for the memory -:)

Jeff

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On Jan 12, 2009, at 9:35 PM, Rick Lindsay <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com> wrote:

> LOL!  If you want a real treat, try removing a broken off tap!
>
> rick
>
> --- On Mon, 1/12/09, E M <pokiebaron [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > From: E M <pokiebaron [at] gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Ferrari] <NFC>removing broken screw question
> > To: "rolindsay" <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>
> > Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> > Date: Monday, January 12, 2009, 8:25 PM
> > Have you ever tried to do that?  lol.  When I tried it once,
> > I did a great
> > job of walking the drill bit all over the place.  I amaze
> > myself how I can
> > so often turn a small project into a major one. lol
> >
> > Ed
> > 911SC
> >
> > 2009/1/12 Misc <misc [at] 308systems.com>
> >
> > > Drill a VERY small hole, then use an appropriately
> > sized small Easyout tool
> > > to un-thread it.
> > >
> > > Mark Lueker
> > > 308 SYSTEMS Inc.
> > > 970-282-7006
> > > www.308systems.com
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Lee S. Lingo [mailto:lslingo [at] comcast.net]
> > > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 2:24 PM
> > > To: Mark
> > > Cc: The FerrariList
> > > Subject: [Ferrari] <NFC>removing broken screw
> > question
> > > In my effort to replace a burned out bulb in my
> > taillight, a screw broke in
> > > two.  They have grown rusty and are rather narrow so
> > it was no surprise.
> > > I'm able to take the top off the clam-shell and
> > have access to the top of
> > > the remainder of the screw, but I'm not sure how
> > to remove the tip.
> > > There's
> > > not enough exposed to grab with needle-nose pliers.
> > Any suggestions?
> > > Lee
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