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Too late! I already broke the easy out off in the hole. But I will remember that for future reference. More the I get into this the more I realize I had better get a torch and welder. My Son in New Hampshire has been telling me that for the last couple of years. I guess its time to listen. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Park" <topnotch@nycap.rr.com> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 6:10 PM Subject: [T3] Getting those bolts and bleeders out > > > Top Notch Restorations > topnotch@nycap.rr.com > 71 Squareback > 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo" > 65 Squareback "Eggcrate" > 87 golf "Winterat" > 93 RX7 "Redstur" > Today I had to remove a snapped off bolt from a body section I was > installing on the Crate, I thought of the easy out but I got a set of > those > "Screw removers" From Craftsman last year (Not necessarily a fan of > craftsman tools) They are to remove stripped Phillips heads screws by > biting > into them as you reverse them out with a drill. > > I drilled a hole in the middle of the bolt so give the bit something to > bite > into and then heated the whole thing red hot, as soon as it was dark I got > the bit into it quickly and pressed hard while reversing it out with the > drill... Out it came! > > This might be something to try with those stuck bleeders since they > already > have a hole in them and if it doesn't work at least you don't have a > broken > off easy out sticking out of your bleeder. > > Keith > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >