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Originally Posted by Pigford
I'd not bother with the "easy-out" extractors (lower photo) as these are brittle and as you'd need a really small one - its just gonna snap in there and you'll never drill it out!
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I've used them successfully on quite a few siezed, snapped studs.
It does take care and experience though. And yes, i've snapped them in the past.
It's worth a go before taking a black and decker to the head on a dodgy shed vice though. Less risky options should always be tried first in my experience. If you take the core out of the snapped bolt and inscrease the bit size until there is just a thin cylinder left, the "easyout" will bring it out with no problems.
They snap when people don't drill out enough of the offending seized bolt.
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