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Posted: 7/4/2006 9:19:36 AM EDT
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I got a problem! I decided to do this to my lowers and on the last one I snapped the tap off flush with the lower. So now I have a hard steal plug threaded inside on soft piece of aluminium and no way to grab on and remove it. I don't know if drilling this would be a good solution. |
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They made a tap remover tool. It is not really possible to drill a tap as they are hardened www.waltontools.com/catpdfs/Walton-Extractors.pdf |
| Visit the snap-on truck and show him what you got. They have extracters that might help. Plus reverse drill bits. If you can't get it out without jacking the hole up, thats why they make heli-coils. Snappy has what you need. Also check some of the bigger Sears stores. They carry some good extraxtors and heli-coil kits. |
It's an option if all else fails though. Start with the SMALLEST bit you can find...then work your way up in size. Be careful with tiny drill bits, as they can break easily if they get too much stress/bend on them. Not sure if they make "e-z-outs" or reverse bits that small...but it's worth a look. |
This is good advice, and good luck. There's a reason I like to say "If its not broke, dont fix it" 
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Take a dremel and cutoff wheel. Grind down the wheel until there is almost nothing left. Now make a slot cut on the end of the broken tap. Use a tiny regular screw driver to remove tap. An E-Z out tool will not work. I broke one just like you many years ago. The cutoff wheel was the only way to remove it. Edit: This only works if it is a flush break. |
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