Anyone got any tips on removing broken easy outs?

Good luck.

How about describing the situation?

Too late for the advise of not using them.... there are usually people out there that specialise in thread repair. They use diamond tip drills to get out broken hardened steel....

AA003 yeh that's what I'm getting, was drilling out 2 broken bolts on the cast section of the rear of floorpan, where the last 2 body bolts go. Matt I only used them on one hole after breaking one i decided to go the old fashioned way and drill and retap hole. Should have done that in the first place much easier. Might see if I can't get a diamond tip drill bit to remove it.

I take it as per usual, the easy out snapped off down low and you can't even grab it will multigrips etc. If you can grab it, turn it the opposite direction (clockwise) and it will unlock within the drilled out section.

Sometimes when you are drilling out an easy out, they twist with the drill and do a similar thing to what I mentioned above.

Kev

Oh dear.....been there, done that. I ended up heating the ezi-out to red hot to anneal it, then drilled it out.

Who was the mongrel who thought up that name, anyway?

Now know what you mean Happydaze will try heating it as you said hopefully that will work.

I was so happy when I had my first success with an easy-out that I've kept it complete with the broken stud it removed. I'd only ever use them if there was no other way.

What kills the easy outs is any slight pressure causing it to bend because they are so brittle/hard.

And its sooo easy to bend/flex a little when you are using a breaker bar like a crazy man to move a seized bolt thread. I was so dirty when i broke my first one. The name sucked me into a massive sense of over-confidence lol.

Yes,
probably anyone using them for the first time will break one.. lol
I bought titanium drill bits but they wouldn't touch the easy outs
although I found out that the hole in the bolt or stud needs to be as large as possible...

ALDI has their brand of EASI Outs on sale at the moment..

LEE

Don't think I will use easy outs again because they should be called easy breaks. I should've had a Kit Kat instead. Used very little pressure cause I was worried about using them. Just didn't follow my instinct. Lesson learn't!
Lee, I will not be buying a replacement, even from Aldi.

No
I never replaced the one I broke either... lol

Heat the whole lot up as suggested and then get the welder out and weld a high tensile or normal bolt to it and screw it out ,

Good idea Klaus think I will try that.