Broken E-Z Out
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Broken E-Z Out
Well, it happend. Today while trying to remove a bolt from the block of my Town Car, i snapped it off inside the hole and have absolutely no idea what it takes to remove.
Tried Cobalt, and it won't even touch it. What would be cost effective, and still work at the same time?
Any Input is appreciated...
Tried Cobalt, and it won't even touch it. What would be cost effective, and still work at the same time?
Any Input is appreciated...
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Take a round flat faced punch made of a soft steel, and smack the heck out of the ez out with the punch. I know this sounds dumb, but I have been where you are.
The ez out is a hardened steel, which won't break easy, but is so hard it will shatter. If you use the softer punch it will not shatter when you smack the crap out of the hardened ez out, but the ez out should break into little pieces.
It will be a long process of breaking, cleaning, and breaking again, and you will probably use several punches. I removed a broken vibration dampner bolt this way when the best drill bits I could buy would not even scratch the bolt.
After it started breaking it didn't take long to have the bolt out in about 50 pieces.
I hope this helps. It will work if the ez out is not so small you can't get a punch to it.
The ez out is a hardened steel, which won't break easy, but is so hard it will shatter. If you use the softer punch it will not shatter when you smack the crap out of the hardened ez out, but the ez out should break into little pieces.
It will be a long process of breaking, cleaning, and breaking again, and you will probably use several punches. I removed a broken vibration dampner bolt this way when the best drill bits I could buy would not even scratch the bolt.
After it started breaking it didn't take long to have the bolt out in about 50 pieces.
I hope this helps. It will work if the ez out is not so small you can't get a punch to it.
Last edited by yardbird; Apr 4, 2005 at 10:52 PM.
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Its not that the E-Z out is too small. Its the fact that its in a very particular, and hard place to get to. Its stuck in the block, in one of the water pump bolt holes. When it broke it left a little lip, but no tool i've tried so far has been able to grab and turn it.
I'll try the punch method, but i'm looking for some Carbide or Diamond tipped drill bits. I've heard those will work pretty well too.
I'll try the punch method, but i'm looking for some Carbide or Diamond tipped drill bits. I've heard those will work pretty well too.
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Who hasn't suffered the same fate with an E-Z out? When a medium sized one broke, I was able to thread some fine, stiff wire pieces down the flutes, leaving about an inch or so sticking out. Carefully twisting those together with pliers, I was able to gain enough leverage to loosen the E-Z Out and remove it. Sounds like your working space is restricted so this might not work as easily. (I also did a lot of tapping around the area to create vibration. I don't know how much, if any, this helped.)
Last edited by aerocolorado; Apr 5, 2005 at 11:25 AM.
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E-Z Out. What a misnomer!
desperado_18_2000,
I've used them three times and broke them twice, suffering the same fate as you.
Nope. Not anymore. I drill-out any broken studs or bolts now. Time and money ahead for sure.
desperado_18_2000,
I've used them three times and broke them twice, suffering the same fate as you.
Nope. Not anymore. I drill-out any broken studs or bolts now. Time and money ahead for sure.
