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SledDog Member
Joined: Aug 14, 2011 Posts: 91 Location: Litchfield Park Arizona
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 9:29 am Post subject: Tail light screws snapped. extraction? |
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Two screws in one of my tail lights snapped off in the housing. Other than using a drill, is there another option on removing these? I sort of attempted drilling but the bit walks too much and I'm afraid of damaging the threads in the housing. _________________ -Steve
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major519 Member
Joined: Dec 09, 2010 Posts: 90 Location: Nipissing Ontario
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 9:36 am Post subject: |
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Good luck. Buy another tailight. I have never had any luck with drilling these, Maybe if yu were able to get in and grind the screw falt, center punch it and follow with a tiny drill you may be able to progressively work up in sizes until the screw is fully removed.
The usual case is that the drill "walks" and you end up destroying the housing anyways.... |
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wesk Site Administrator
Joined: Apr 04, 2005 Posts: 16355 Location: Wisconsin
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Bretto Member
Joined: Nov 24, 2010 Posts: 1390 Location: Orem, UT
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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I had to do this on 2 of mine. What I did was build up the broken screw with my MIG welder and when it was high enough, I was able to grab the blob with a vice grip. Being very careful and with the housing being aluminum you can do this and not have the 2 stick together. Also the heat from the weld is a big factor also. _________________ Brett
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SledDog Member
Joined: Aug 14, 2011 Posts: 91 Location: Litchfield Park Arizona
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Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the suggestions. I think I'm going to end up doing what Wes suggests. _________________ -Steve
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