The easiest broken bolt removal ever

In this video I remove a broken bolt from an aluminium pressure washer component with great ease. It rarely happens like this, but when it does it is like winning the lottery.
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[@rodp2310]

😄 Aldi marketing opportunity. Magic bolt extracting drill bits. 👍

[@ultimatehandyman]

Good one! Thanks for the comment 👍

[@ultimatehandyman]

Sometimes jobs do not always go as planned 😂 I hope everyone has a great Sunday 👍

[@ashy1423]

You too, Thanks

[@analogdistortion]

Hey watch this back with the auto generated subtitles on :D

[@ultimatehandyman]

@@analogdistortion LOL, I used to edit the subtitles for every video, but since KZbin moved everyone over to "Studio", I no longer bother, as I can't find where to edit the subtitles. Studio has made managing the channel about 10 times more difficult than it was!

[@ilsavv]

@@ultimatehandyman Editing and adding subtitles is very easy in the New Studio. Here is the way to it: Studio / Subtitles / Duplicate and Edit. I did not like the New Studio, when it was replacing the Classic one, but now we have to put up with it.

[@ultimatehandyman]

@@ilsavv Thanks, Studio has caused me no end of problems. I just wish they had left it the way it was, I could manage the channel in a fraction of the time and find things easily!

[@nowthenad3286]

It is so funny that an easy bolt extraction is one that has not gone according to plan. You are a star. I love your videos.

[@ultimatehandyman]

Absolutely! Thanks for the comment

[@mikeberry304]

Nice when a plan gives you a surprise and makes your life easy , great video 👍👍

[@ultimatehandyman]

Thanks 👍

[@woodworks3585]

How cool was that mate. 😁😁😁 That was one of those rare moments. I wish it went that smooth for me when one of my exhaust threads snapped on my motorbike lol 😁. Those workzone bits are great as I use them .. Good tutorial as always and thank you for sharing yet another great video. You and your family take care out there and be safe. 👍👍👍

[@ultimatehandyman]

Thanks, I was very lucky that day 👍

[@gordcameron4409]

Your bolt-removal videos are the best. It would be good to see the technique in which the bolt is totally drilled-away and taken out in pieces (ideally without too much damage to the threads). Where the bolt is truly stuck this is sometimes the only solution.

[@ultimatehandyman]

I've done plenty of jobs like that on site, but rarely get the opportunity now. If I ever get chance, I'll film it 👍

[@michaelplays2449]

Great video ,thanks

[@ultimatehandyman]

You are welcome Thanks for the comment 👍

[@UKSCIENCEORG]

You jammy sod mate. I never get that lucky trying to remove sheared bolts. You must be the 'Bolt whisperer'

[@ultimatehandyman]

I must admit that when I was an adult apprentice, I had a go at doing this on a steel frame that was rusty and covered in a chemical coating, as this was a regular occurrence. Normally we would just leave the broken bolt and weld the frame, but I once tried drilling it and removing it, and to my surprise it came out. I then tried about 4 times after that occasion and never could get the bolts out again- so just welded the frames LOL 😂

[@listedbest4516]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Ploggy.]

Great vid 😂👍

[@ultimatehandyman]

Thanks 👍

[@orlando1a1]

That bolt extraction is a bit like life - it never quite goes according to plans!

[@ultimatehandyman]

Absolutely Thanks for the comment 👍

[@ilsavv]

🔴 More likely a life behaves like a bolt.

[@binagarten4667]

My Sunday mornings are not the same if this guy dont come on!

[@ultimatehandyman]

Thanks 👍

[@craigwilliams6734]

Blimey! I bet that’s happened before!!!! Result!!!!

[@ultimatehandyman]

👍

[@mikebolt9753]

Nice vid 🤠

[@ultimatehandyman]

Thanks 👍

[@catcaptain6023]

I used to use left hand drill bits to try and achieve the same result, never worked as often as I'd of liked.

[@ultimatehandyman]

It depends how the bolt has broken in the first place, if it's rusty and the head has sheared off when trying to loosen the bolt, it can be impossible to remove them! Sometimes the left-handed drill bits work, so I normally give them a try first. Thanks for the comment

[@stevendouglas3860]

Hi Chaz . Got a link to those , spring centre punch tools ..( can't find the one you've got 🙄 Thanks

[@ultimatehandyman]

They are difficult to find, but here is one on Amazon- fave.co/2NbnLBD 👍

[@Ax4400]

Great job. What kind & size Left-Handed drill bit do I use on a sheared 9.8 M8, 1.25 x 50mm ? Thank you

[@ultimatehandyman]

I'd try a 5mm or 6mm left handed drill bit 👍

[@Ax4400]

@@ultimatehandyman I'm afraid to cut too close to stuck bolt threads? So I thought start small, 7/64" Left Hand Spiral Jobber Drill Bit 135° Split Point? But is 7/64ths strong enough to unscrew the bolt shank? I'll work slow upto 5mm🤣 Can you sell me the tools I need? I'm w/o transport Mate, thank you.

[@ultimatehandyman]

@@Ax4400 Sorry, I have no tools to sell, as I need them myself. If you lived locally, I'd be happy to lend you some tools, but I have a feeling that you are a long way away!

[@Ax4400]

@@ultimatehandyman No worries, I'm doing my research not to fall prey to the plethora of junk on the market. Understanding the strength of bolt material vs strength of the drill bit. Thank you for your willingness to help. I''ll let you know how the surgery goes

[@Ax4400]

@@ultimatehandyman No worries. Thank you for your willingness to help. I'm researching this bolt stud surgery tools I need because the U.S. Market place is a plethora of junk you have to sort through, as not to fall prey to the unregulated opportunist . I'll post when I get it done

[@readysetsleep]

Job done....we can leave early today!

[@ultimatehandyman]

I used to love jobs where you could "job and knock" 👍

[@stuartlockwood9645]

Hi Mate☺ I hope you bought that lottery ticket you jammy begger, lol , seriously though this could have been a worse case senario, and as you said you can't always drill it in the vice, as an old mechanic, you can imagine the number of times I've had to do the same in situ down the side of an engine, or some other place requiring a contortionist, happy days, good to see you again, thanks for the video, stay safe mate, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart.uk.

[@ultimatehandyman]

Thanks Stuart 👍

[@amazing451]

What is treadlock and where is the best place to use it? Also how would you know if ihas been used.

[@ultimatehandyman]

It is used to prevent bolts/nuts from working loose due to vibration etc. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYGXfHqBeq-Abrs You might not know if it has been used, if you cannot see it. So best to assume that it has been used and use a bit of gentle heat first 👍

[@amazing451]

@@ultimatehandyman Thanks for the info.👍👍👍

[@dillwizard7516]

Good day from Canada. I have a steel bolt that snapped off in the intake manifold on a V8 from GM. Unfortunately the whole was drilled out off center. I have only done an extraction a few times and I find the extractor that I use does not work for me. Probably inexperience, regardless I have been successful in drilling close to the threads and tapping it out slowly. I am looking for options and ideas for removing it. One I came up with was to get in there with a file and try to true up the hole. Any Ideas from anyone reading these comments, or You, The Ultimate Handyman. Thank you

[@ultimatehandyman]

I don't suppose the bolt is below the surface of the intake manifold? If it is, perhaps something like this will work- kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnvJnHagaKuKeNU&t

[@iy7464]

Hi please can you recommend a good roofing company around Blackburn

[@ultimatehandyman]

No, sorry. I do not know of any good ones. I try never to recommend anyone either, as I have done this in the past and the people have not even turned up!

[@RavyDavy]

Great video - Will need to do this to a broken bolt on my bike (trike) that I have in the garage. I don't think I'll be as lucky as you were though - so which bolt extractors were you going to use?

[@ultimatehandyman]

I bought a set of Dormer extractors, after someone recommended them on here. At work I had two sets of Teng, but they were not brilliant to be honest. Best of luck getting it out 👍

[@RavyDavy]

@@ultimatehandyman Cheers for that - will look them up.

[@andygilbert1877]

@@ultimatehandyman I’ve got a Dormer set, had them about 20 years, they’ve treated me well, and saved literally £10,000s for the people I’ve worked for! All complete until recently when I unwisely lent them to our Sales Manager! 🙄

[@peterapfelbacher2724]

How can I extract a sheared bolt that is very difficult to reach... roughly 8 inches away

[@ultimatehandyman]

It's always a nightmare, when the job is in situation. You can get extensions for drills etc. but they might not be much use!

[@231swift]

do you possibly have a video on removing a broken screw from wood

[@ultimatehandyman]

No, sorry. It is sometimes impossible to remove them. I've done a video on screws with a stripped head though- kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ63d4SYlrlmkMU&t But most techniques are useless on wood screws.

[@231swift]

​@@ultimatehandyman ya watched your video on stripped, thanks for response anyway, i assumed as much for the wood

[@awantamta]

Still useful to know

[@ultimatehandyman]

Thanks for the comment 👍

[@JLneonhug]

We like happy endings 👍

[@ultimatehandyman]

Absolutely 👍

[@markrowland5393]

You have to be lucky (unlucky?) sometimes! 😃

[@ultimatehandyman]

👍

[@Jut123]

Not very often a job goes better than planned 🤣

[@ultimatehandyman]

You are not kidding. Normally a simple job ends up getting complicated and lasts several days 😂 Thanks for the comment 👍

[@daithi007]

Would that vise expand to 175mm?

[@ultimatehandyman]

Yes, I think it opens to about 200mm Thanks for the comment 👍

[@daithi007]

@@ultimatehandyman I'm looking for something similar, so I can confine a twenty ton pancake cylinder jack. Would that be safe? Or would the vise explode?

[@ultimatehandyman]

@@daithi007 Not sure what you mean by contain? It will hold the jack no problem, but if you put the jack in and then pump the hydraulics it will definitely break the vice.

[@daithi007]

@@ultimatehandyman it will break the vise! Oh no, I did want to jack up the ram and use that to compress a flour sugar mixture contained in a square aluminium mold. I guess I'll have to make a strong metal frame to constrain the ram instead.

[@ultimatehandyman]

@@daithi007 Blimey, how much pressure do you need to compress a flour and sugar mixture? You can get a lot of pressure between the jaws of the vice, just by tightening the handle. I use mine all the time for bending metal, or pressing in components. Examples here- kzbin.info/www/bejne/ip6Xi6Nnh9F6qc0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaXClpacmLOSiaM As long as you are not exerting too much pressure on the vice, it should easily do what you need. But if you apply too much pressure the vice will break.

[@TapelessDrywallFinishing]

👍

[@ultimatehandyman]

👍

[@lazylad2336]

The one day your doing a demo, and it doesn't go to plan😁😁. Typical, now when your on site or doing a job it will be a nightmare. You've used all your luck up today 😬😬😉

[@ultimatehandyman]

Yeah, I've had things like this happen a few times when filming 😂 Thanks for the comment 👍

[@ashy1423]

👍👍👍

[@ultimatehandyman]

👍

[@wcoke]

😄 still job done 👍

[@ultimatehandyman]

👍

[@kojomensah7474]

I don't know if you have ever built a house from scratch I would like to see how you set out the waste pipe for the toilet and bathroom

[@ultimatehandyman]

No, I've never done that, sorry. I've only ever renovated houses.

[@ronaldfreitas3566]

Put it back in there and show us your Technique

[@ultimatehandyman]

Pretty much what I did here- kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnvJnHagaKuKeNU Thanks for the comment 👍

[@alanmullock381]

Jammy git!😜👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😁😁😁😁

[@ultimatehandyman]

😁

[@BestUserNameUK]

Dormer screw extractors?

[@ultimatehandyman]

Yes, it wasn't you that recommended them to me, was it? 👍

[@BestUserNameUK]

@@ultimatehandyman No, but I recognised the box. You can't go wrong with Dormer tooling.

[@ultimatehandyman]

@@BestUserNameUK Yeah, they make some excellent drill bits and taps etc. Thanks for the comments

[@andygilbert1877]

@@ultimatehandyman It may have been me in a previous video, I can’t praise them enough. Best bit was the firm bought them me to replace a cheap, broken set!

[@ultimatehandyman]

@@andygilbert1877 Thanks for the recommendation 👍

[@geoffgreenhalgh3553]

Lucky

[@ultimatehandyman]

I should have bought a lottery ticket that day! Thanks for the comment 👍

[@chucky2316]

That was a result 😂

[@ultimatehandyman]

Absolutely 👍

[@alexmorgan3435]

Well that was a bolt from the blue. How about extracting stainless steel bolts?

[@ultimatehandyman]

😂 Stainless can be a right pain. Make sure you use plenty of lube/coolant as it work hardens easily. If the stainless bolt is in a stainless tapped hole, it might be galled up - you have virtually zero chance of removing it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnSXfJyrob6mbJo If that is the case, you might just have to drill it out and re-tap the hole!

[@ggsmith48906]

Lol! Which is why using a left handed drill bit can be more successful!

[@ultimatehandyman]

Absolutely 👍

[@charliemuggins7943]

EEE BAH GUM! Hows things up at Emerdale?.is Dolly still having trouble wit sheep! lol!.

[@ultimatehandyman]

Wrong county 😂

[@garvielloken3929]

😂 Count yourself lucky

[@ultimatehandyman]

👍

[@SawAxeHammer]

Ha ha ) Great! 😀

[@ultimatehandyman]

👍

[@qivarebil2149]

Put it back in, and use the extractor, as intended! I feel disappointed by this! 🤣

[@ultimatehandyman]

😂

[@davidgraemesmith1980]

Just like that 🤣

[@ultimatehandyman]

😂

[@DiamondHand_Degenerate]

Lucky bloke

[@ultimatehandyman]

Absolutely 👍

[@aitf99]

Why is it NEVER that easy for? Never! You've got to like easy...

[@ultimatehandyman]

Yeah, it's typical that I wanted it to be difficult to remove! Perhaps next time you need to remove a broken bolt, take a camera and film it, make sure that you say it's a difficult job and will take hours, then the bolt can hear you- it might come out as easily 😂

[@aitf99]

@@ultimatehandyman still a good video 👍👍. Stay safe.

[@Sroor2023]

😂😂😂 by chance

[@ultimatehandyman]

😂

[@oscara.8176]

:)

[@ultimatehandyman]

👍

[@coleallen8657]

Why is everyone scared to show there hands, people and there gloves , why gloves ???????

[@ultimatehandyman]

I had to wear them when working on site. If I didn't wear them, I would have been kicked off site. Now I wear them all the time, when working ;-) Thanks for the comment 👍

[@A6D6E6]

Only girls wear gloves .............

[@ultimatehandyman]

@@A6D6E6 And guys with a brain cell

[@joemccarthy9990]

Lol

[@joemccarthy9990]

There's always next time ☺

[@ultimatehandyman]

Thanks for the comment 👍

[@Chlorate299]

You lucky swine! Extracting broken screws is the worst job in the universe.

[@ultimatehandyman]

Yeah, it can be- especially if you are in a hurry and in a confined space! Thanks for the comment 👍