God bless you, your wife, ex wife, children, siblings, mom, dad, grandparents, dog, cat, pets, house, garage!!!! So needed this video right now!!

YES! This worked for me. In the past I’ve used diamond hole saws on enameled cast iron, so I’m not sure why I didn’t try it immediately. Instead I tried the Dremel route, as recommended on many videos and discussion boards. The thing is, Dremel grinding stones wear away pretty quickly, and they aren’t all that cheap either. A 2-pack of conical burrs is $15 CAD, and I quickly went through about 4 of them grinding down maybe 1/3 of the broken EZ out. The diamond hole saw was $25, but it ate through the remainder in under 5 minutes! That’s with me being patient and frequently dipping in water as he does here. After that it was simple enough to drill out the sides of the hole, re-tap, and Bob’s your uncle. It’s also worth pointing out that multiple mechanics and machinists I spoke to didn’t offer any solutions to the problem. Kudos, man, thanks for the tip!

I recall years ago being told the only way of doing this was via 'spark erosion' at a huge cost. This is a revelation. Thanks

This video took a massive amount of time to film and edit, which is why there was no upload last Sunday (I’m also busy working and busy doing other things). Please like, comment and share the video (if you can), as it really helps me out. I hope everyone has a great Sunday 😉

I can't believe you did this as a demonstration! You must love spending time in the garage. This situation is one of the worst

That cup of tea before the job gets on top of you makes the difference between smashing the whole piece, and continuing with the fine, slow and relentless spirit. thanks

Thanks for demonstrating a procedure which most of us try to avoid but sometimes you have to do it. As you showed, it's very time consuming and patience, care and persistence is essential. Thanks

As always, great video 👏👍 In particular, your advice to “take a break” and “not to let it wind you up” is superb advice for someone who is learning about any jobs really. Finally, I’d never even thought to use a “diamond tile hole saw” to drill out metal. I know I know, some will say it’s “obvious” - but it wasn’t to me. So thanks 🙏

Thank you so much for uploading this video. I broke an ez out off in a transmission pan bolt and was able to remove it using your method. Your knowledge is greatly appreciated

The sound of crying when you broke the tap was me. Very, very impressed as I have always considered a broken tap deep within a stud hole as being an unrecoverable situation. A HUGE thumbs up.

Kudos to your video and thank you for posting! I broke a bolt extractor, and your removal method was the only one that had worked. To make matters worse, the area was hard to access, so I had to get a right angle drill attachment and a quick release diamond hole saw. Turned out to be a two day job, but in the end I succeeded. Thank you!

I used this method as a last ditch effort and it worked!!! Broken bolt on a boat motor wouldn’t break loose after welding a nut on, heat, broke an extractor off in it, but this got it out. Took 45 minutes or so using his exact method! THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS!!!

Love the idea of a bolt as a centre guide, so simple and effective! Great video.

This has to be an Ultimate Handyman platinum edition video. Pure gold at any rate!

What a great video...being a much more experienced millwright at a food plant in Canada, I am constantly being asked to remove broken bolts/taps/extractors from stainless equipment! The younger ones just don't have the patience or experience in removing their mistakes. Once worked with an expert in a steel mill who was able to remove any broken object in a threaded hole. Cheers and thanks for sharing. Rick from Hamilton, Ontario:)

Great video yet again....As a compulsive fixaholic I love to see stuff coming back from the grave.....I've spent a tenner to fix stuff worth a fiver just because I can! Keep up the good work!

Only recently found your channel and have learnt so many things already. Very professional and practical advice to match. Thank you for your efforts!

A lot of Time, Effort, and expense in showing us these Videos. Much appreciated. Thank you

I think this is one of your best presentation. Lots of excellent ideas. Thanks for posting.

I really like that idea to have a hole in the center of a bolt to guide your drill bit in nice and straight and not ruin any threads when drilling in the broken bolt !!!! Ingenious !!!!

From here in the States we say thanks for an excellent video and we definitely owe you a brew!

That’s an excellent point about not letting jobs get on top of you

Excellent video!! The mini tile hole saw saved me a trip to the machine shop and worked like a charm! Thanks Again!!

This video helped me out no end. I snapped a stud extractor in my Porsche Boxster exhaust manifold a ruined countless drill bits and cobalt bits trying to get it out. 40 minutes with the diamond bit and it was dust! Keep up the good work!

Thank you so much I’m fighting a broken easy out and bolt flush at the front of my crank this idea is the only one that seems to be working

Thank you for this!!! Tried it.... and it worked perfectly! Saved me big time!!!!

I'm impressed!! Thought it might not be possible to get a broken screw extractor out but you made it look easy! Thanks!!

I've just ordered a set of diamond hole saws,your advice is spot on.

I love you!!!!! This video saved the motor in my truck. I would have never thought about using a diamond coated hole saw... worked great!! Thank you so much (new subscriber here!!)

This has saved me from hauling my block to shop. Thanks!

This video saved me thousands of dollars… you’re a hero for making this, genius to use diamond hole saw

Thanks for posting this. Worked like a charm and saved tons of time from teardown.

I want to thank you personally for this thorough demonstration. I had a broken easy out in a broken bolt on a pickup hub. I was struggling to figure out how to solve this and your method worked perfectly! What a blessing. I am thankful for your generosity in sharing your knowledge. Praise God. No space suit, but it wasn't exactly easy still on the vehicle. Your method works! Thanks again!

There are many ways to remove broken bolts and taps and I've used many of them. THANK YOU for teaching me another way!

Thanks Chez Again those bits are really impressive! It's certainly a way out if you're stuck like that. But that "click" when the tap broke. Still makes my blood run cold! I can still hear the bloke who taught me fitting!

I love how the tap refused to play ball & break... & when it did, it broke in a place I have never seen a tap break in my 30 years experience as a machinist / repair guy... 🙄😂 If you could rig it so you were drilling vertically & had a continuous flow of cooling water, you would have speeded the job up... but thats not always possible. Thank you for going through the whole effort to show the process involved... Regarding tapping the hole or using an extractor... in situations like this particularly, I use a NEW tap, preferably a Presto spiral-point machine tap and use a good quality cutting oil like Rocol or similar, backing out, cleaning the swarf out & going in again ... patience is the name of the game. I think its even more critical to use top quality extractors as they are almost glass-hard & very brittle. Presto brand was my favourite...and yet I have managed to snap even those... 😖 Carbide tipped masonry bits can be used in a pinch but need grinding to put a positive cutting rake angle on the tip... There is a great sense of achievement & satisfaction in successfully doing a job like this, particularly if the part is expensive to replace or maybe even irreplaceable.... You've got a sub & a like from me based on this vid alone... good job mate 😉 From the Emerald Isle 😎👍☘🍺 www.rocol.com/products/rtd-chlorine-free-liquid www.presto-tools.co.uk/ProductGrp/metric-coarse-spiral-point-taps-iso-529 www.presto-tools.co.uk/Products/screw-extractor-sets/096001-6

I started out with the diamond hole saw bit method you demonstated here but became discouraged with the slow going. I picked up a Milwaukee carbide multimaterial bit (4 or 5 inches long and looks like a masonry bit) at a home improvement store for about $8.00 US. With this, the broken extractor was completely drilled out within 10 minutes. I still needed to tap new threads as you demonstrate in the video. Thank you.

Thanks for another quality video. Your step wise approach to a difficult task is a lesson for all of us!

I used a "rescue bit" to drill out a broke ez out on 6-71 blower cover. Was replacing the allen head plug with a vent button. Those rescue bits are worth every penny.

If your still around, I first watched video 4/8/2022, you've helped my dilema tremendously!!!! THANK YOU! I have subscribed.

wow i learn new thing every time i watch your video and i am a tec in motor trade field for 13 year, thank you for posting this awesome video

I felt like I was watching a suspense movie. That was amazing that you just rolled with the flow and ended up victorious. What a great set of methods you resorted to with each problem and the patience. And I will say also, like the others, walking away from really stressful, critical problems really saves the day oftentimes. Take that break. Jesus bless.

Very good. If you break a tap its a disaster, usually. I am happy to learn that there are still options that does not require a repair shop. I liked the emphasis on self control. When i was a teen tinkering with stuff my dad always tried to teach me to take a 15-30 minute break when i felt a rage and need to smash things up with a hammer. It cost me a fortune in broken stuff before i finally learned the wisdom of those words. :) 5 out of 5 for this video!

Holy shit it worked. After I tried using a screw extractor, my drill bit broke inside the screw. I bought a couple of diamond hole saw bits from Lowe's and had it done within an hour. Retapping was so simple. Thank you for this video. Saved me from a major headache

Excellent video, as usual, very informative and to the point.

You are a life saver, this video got me out of a real problem 👍

What a pain! Hope i never have to deal with that. Thanks for the work in this.

Excellent video, thanks. Brilliant tips. I like the way you use the WD40 (or similar) to clean the hole and the tap. It's all these details that make your videos so useful.

It’s a really good tip that taking a break helps get the job done. I bet you could have Jerry rigged some cooling once you had removed the guide bolt. My background is electronics and I am planning to build a spark erosion tool one day.

I wasn’t sure about using a drill bit made for ceramic tile but IT TOTALLY WORKED!! Nightmare over, thanks man!!

Thank you for the video. You are a true craftsman.

Mr ultimate probably the very best thing you can add to you toolkit after the centering bolt is a set of left had threaded drills. I can sharpen my own drills by hand because I have done it so long. If you do sharpen your own make the bite very aggressive. It is many times faster than your method but it is very nice to have your method to fall back to.

This is priceless information and advice.. Many thanks.

Love the drill guides.

Excellent video! Great tip about the drilled out bolt for use as a drill guide.👍

very skilled work...thanks for sharing

Just snapped a 8mm 316 stainless bolt off, drilled it out to 6mm, stuck the easy out in and it snapped off flush. I watched 4 videos on removal options, purchased, drill bits, dremmel bits and spade type tile drills. They all broke. The only thing that worked was your tile drill bit. It seemed like it wasn't working after the initial sharpness wore off, so instead of going slow i just hammered it for 10 seconds at time, refreshing cutting fluid and it worked. Over all, 6 hrs of trying and failing, 30 mins of your method and success!! Thank you, one can stop swearing now.

Thanks for sharing your skills!

Thanks for a very informative, useful video!

You may have saved my engine block, I will try this and post an update. Thank you.

Outstanding! Thank You

Excellent video! Learned something today!👍

Great video. Thanks

Great job and lots of great advice. Thank you 👍👍

Excellent Video as always!

I've been doing this for years in my machine shop, it's painfully slow but it works without sacrificing an expensive carbide end mill.. it's especially useful on tiny taps

we appreciate all your video by helping a lot off pepole enjoyed the video.

Nicely done. Thank you!

Thanks for that. I broke off an ezy-out screw extractor once and I eventually got it out by using a spring loaded hole punch and breaking little pieces off the extractor until it was all removed. It took about 4 hours. It was a radiator hose thermostat manifold on a car engine. One bolt came out OK. The other bolt snapped when I undid it and then a screw extractor snapped off inside it. I tapped it later for an oversize bolt from a metric to an imperial size. It worked perfectly and saved a whole car engine. Hot water from the radiator system had got down and seized the threads of the aluminium to the steel bolt. It should have had copper eze on the threads but of course it didn't. Changing from metric to imperial or vica versa can allow a similar size bolt to be used without having to use a Helicoil insert.

You save my bike mate thank you!!!

Legend I was out of ideas and it worked thanks

Great video. Thank you for the tips!

quite a helpful video

Thought I would update on here as a way of saying thanks! This method totally worked for me. My situation was slightly different, because I had to do it in situ. Also the bolt I snapped off was smaller diameter (M6) and therefore the extractor was smaller too. I ended up going on ebay and purchased a pack of x10 4mm diamond hole saws, and because they are so small I ended up getting through all ten of them before getting through the extractor. But the pack of 10 was only about £10, so well worth it. I could then drill the rest of the bolt out and re-tap the hole. Great advice on taking your time with this job, it pays off!

Always great work Thanks for sharing

Amazing video

Dear god you are a genius. I used a 3/16” diamond core to drill a screw extractor out of an M6 bolt that snapped off on my truck and it worked flawlessly

I was surprised to see the JCB hole saw was an affordable tool, must get a couple of sizes, another excellent video.

great vid ..thanks for taken the time

Bloody hell pal that was a labour of love. Well done👍👍👍 excellent video. Keep em coming.😉

Left handed drill bits are also a good trick to use, they will usually spin the remains out when they grab.

Thank you.

Thank you!

The removing a broken tap was very interesting. Very good tutorial. i hav'n't seen those diamond core drills but that is something I'm going to definitely look for online. For repair shops, it might be good to divide the number of times you can use a core drill by its cost, when working out a customer charge. Great work! I'm subscribed and following!!

Great video.. just what I needed.

One thing that has made removing broken bolts/screws easier for me is the use Left-Hand drills when drilling out the center of the broken bolt because sometimes they will snag and turn the screw out for you saving time and effort. This would be after getting the center drilled if you were to use the drill guide that he made/uses. Great video and I will be looking for these JCB drills. Thanks so much!!!!!

A good cupa is what keeps an army on th march! Outstanding job.

Great video Very useful Thanks

Thank you so much for this idea. Great to know I'm not the only one going through this hell. Hope it works!!🤞 I'll update hoe it goes.

Thanks for another good video. I broke a screw extractor once. I initially thought "oh no" but due to the tapered profile of the screw extractor(SE) there is not a lot of contact between the SE and the bolt. I manged to knock it clockwise to release its grip and just took it out. A broken tap is a different matter. I would recommend before drilling the tap or SE to try something - anything you can think of to rewind it out of the hole, when all else fails then move on to the good advice in this video.

Great video man. Thank you so much you have save me a headache.

You've the patience of a saint

👍👍 2 thumbs way up there. Good job !!! Hello from across the big pond

the drill guide is brilliant. if not commercially available, you should market them. fascinating vids for an old wrenchbreaker to see from across the puddle.

Like the way you switch drills

This does work! I used a Milwaukee diamond hole saw bit to drill out a easy out that was broken off in an exhaust stud in the engine head. I took my time and used water to help lubricate it over and over. Eventually it came out and I was able to tap it and save the head.

Very true about not getting wound up.

Worked great for me!!

Really good tutorial and sound advice ...... I screwed my shoulder and arm up by not taking a break and getting stressed out drilling through glass ....... stress is a killer

Big thanks! You saved me a set of cylinder heads. Broke a screw extra off in a broken head bolt.