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Title: Screw extraction failure... Post by uigiroux on 04/11/14 at 19:15:59 So after I did my fork lowering, I went to put my front fender on and the last screw I put in somehow busted off and was stuck in the fork. I tired using a screw extractor today, I had the hole drilled through and I put the extractor in and hammered it in good, and I went for one more but with the hammer and if busted off in the same spot, and now this metal is even harder then the forks. I spent 2 hours with a drill and nothing... I actually went to a specialty store and got still bits meant for going through hard metal and nothing. So I don't know what to do. I'm not going to run a front fender with just three screws, and I tried everything, I even drimmeled into the fork trying to get it out with a flat head. Am I going to have to go to some shop just to have a bolt removed or rather a bolt extractor removed now, or would it be better to have it drilled to a larger diameter and rethreaded? Please help! As you can see from the picture, I made a mess of things, but I plan on painting my lower forks so I figure I can put some sort of filler in and paint over it... |
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Title: Re: Screw extraction failure... Post by ToesNose on 04/12/14 at 04:43:49 I had something similar happen on my SeaDoo a few years ago, I found a local guy who did aluminum welding. He filled it all up and grinded the outer surface clean, then I drilled and taped it. His services cost me $70. I later traded the SeaDoo for my S40! 8-) |
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Title: Re: Screw extraction failure... Post by uigiroux on 04/12/14 at 10:30:57 1823293F02233F294C0 wrote:
But I need to have mine drilled and tapped, that's the main issue. I'll deal with getting it filled once I can actually get a screw in there. Until then I can't run a front fender... |
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Title: Re: Screw extraction failure... Post by justin_o_guy2 on 04/12/14 at 10:44:18 MMkay,, so, for now, youre kinda up a tree. That stuff is always trouble. Snappin bolts off rarely works out smoothly, tho I have gotten lucky a time or 2 & had enough to get hold of & back out with vise grips.. The thing is, how to avoid such pain.? What did ya learn? Do you remember what it felt like just before it died? |
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Title: Re: Screw extraction failure... Post by kochic on 04/12/14 at 10:57:55 I usually remove broken bolts or studs by welding a nut to it.The heat from the weld help to loosen the bolt. With the welder i dont use easy-out anymore, except for grease fitting. Marc |
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Title: Re: Screw extraction failure... Post by engineer on 04/12/14 at 17:54:50 You might want to take it to a machine shop. Many shops use an EDM (electric discharge machine) to remove broken taps and drills from small holes. If I broke off an easy out I would first try to rotate it out with the corner of a cold chisel. |
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