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Old 09-30-2008, 10:43 PM
mpolli mpolli is offline
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Just as a basic reference, you can use heat, cold, solvent, impact. If there is anything at all sticking out you can try to grab on to it. Sears sells a variety of screw extractor sets. One important concept is that they all have reverse twist drills (they cut in reverse). That way if the drill digs in it will have a tendency to loosen the bolt not tighten it more. The hardness of the bolt sounds like a problem but maybe a fresh bit might work better. It shouldn't be so hard that you can't drill into it. I am not familiar with that specific bolt. Maybe someone else has a better idea. You could try searching. I have seen similar threads before about broken off bolts.
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