Easyout

[MANWHORE]

Hey guys

I feel like a retard, but I was trying to use an easy out today. This is the first time i've ever done it.

But I broke the easy out! The broken bit of bolt turned a bit, so I knew it wasn't seized anymore. Then boom. It snapped and the bit got stuck inside!

I managed to drill again, but the hole sort of went to the side because the easyout pushed the drill bit sideways.

I tried a new easyout, but it still didn't work.

what can I do?

[BHDave]

if it's started to come out you can drill a couple of small holes either side of the easy out and use a pair of cir clip pliers to unscrew it the rest of the way.

If no good, call a professional as you have buckleys of drilling through the easy out with a regular drill bit.

[MANWHORE]

It's only on the heat shield bracket on the turbo.

i'd prefer not to pay someone $50 to extract this bit of bolt when I can probably get one of the brackets for $10? or for free even

[R33S2]

I have managed to smash the broken piece of ezyout with a centre punch, they are quite brittle as you found out the hard way, it wont work now because the hole is off centre and the twist u put on the ezyout should be a push at the hole in the unscrew direction.

[MANWHORE]

ok, I'm a spaz. I just dug myself deeper into a hole

Before I read your reply, I used another esy out in that side hole, and as you said, it broke again since the torque wasn't being applied to turn the bolt.

Luckily it's only just the turbo heatshield bracket. People normally chuck that out and don't use it, but I wanna cover the turbo. so if anyone's got one in sydney, i'll take it