Removing stuck fasteners
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==Tips for broken-off bolt heads== | ==Tips for broken-off bolt heads== | ||
| − | *If enough of the bolt remains, try to grab it with locking pliers. | + | *If enough of the bolt remains, try to grab it with locking pliers or a pipe wrench. |
*Try to saw a groove in it, so that a flat-head screwdriver can be used to turn it. | *Try to saw a groove in it, so that a flat-head screwdriver can be used to turn it. | ||
*Take a 12-point socket that is just larger than the shaft of the bolt, and beat it down onto the bolt with a hammer. Turn it out with a ratchet. When finished, put the socket in a vice, and tap out the broken bolt. | *Take a 12-point socket that is just larger than the shaft of the bolt, and beat it down onto the bolt with a hammer. Turn it out with a ratchet. When finished, put the socket in a vice, and tap out the broken bolt. | ||
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