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Help coaxing out bolts on a plane.

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Help coaxing out bolts on a plane.

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Help coaxing out bolts on a plane.

Matt Williams Marysville, WA

>I got a deal on a #6 but it turns out it was a lot further gone than I though. Fortunately the rosewood handles are in great shape as that might be all I can salvage.

While trying to remove the frog and tote the tote bolts broke off close to the body of the plane. The only way I can see to get them out is to use an easy out. Since I don't yet own one I thought I would buy one and try it. I noticed that there are several different styles and wanted to hear your opinions on what would work best.

It is a low tote bailey 6c. I haven't derusted it yet but there aren't any other defects so I though it might be worthe the effort.

Thanks for your input.

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jared

>I had the same problem. I didnt use an easy out. I just got a small drill bit, dont remember the exact size, bigger than 1/16 and smaller than an 1/8 and drilled most of the broken off stud out and then drilled one hole so that it went through the threads of both the stud and the casting, filled it up with penetrating oil and then used a small screw driver to work the broken off stud out. The fact that a small portion of the threads were drilled out didnt seem to affect the holding power of the new stud. I have used this idea a lot on farm machinery, where something always seems to be rusted and stuck and broken off and it works better than an easy out which are very easy to break off in the stud and then you have a real problem. Jared remove 1 for email

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L. Hanson

>Use a little heat, like from a hand held propane torch. You don't need a lot, maybe 5-10 seconds or so from the torch. Most likely it's just seized - there's old grime and oil on the thread that has gotten hard over the years. A bit of heat will loosen it. Works 9 out of 10 times for me.

Leif

norsewoodsmith.com

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Matt Williams Marysville, WA

>I tried the heat and pounding but neither worked. Unfortunately they both broke off so close to the body that there is no way to get a grip with anything.

Great idea though, when I first found out about it I was amazed at how well it worked!

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Jim in Burlington Ont.

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Jim in Burlington Ontario

>I would spray it with one of the better spray's to release agents like Bolt out and let it sit then give it a little douse of heat then drill and use a easy out. Worse case you can drill the soft portion out then expoxy in the rod's to hold the knob and tote down.

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Larry Clinton - Frankfort, Indiana

>I have had good luck using left hand drill bits. I use the largest size that will fit inside the threads. Many times the bit will bite into the old bolt and unscrew it completely out. I do use heat and penetrating oil a couple times before drilling. The left hand bits are available from most machine tool supply houses. (Used in screw machines and other applications)

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