Product review: Sears damaged bolt extractor

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http://www.sears.com/craftsman-10-pc-damaged-bolt-nut-remover-set-low-profile/p-00952166000P

Last spring when I went to put the snowmobiles away the ski tie down bar cranks were seized and I had to cut them off the trailer with a sawzall, leaving me with about 2" of threaded rod sticking out of my trailer.

Getting ready for a new season of snowmobiling I decided last night it was time to deal with this mess. Hit the threaded part with the MAPP torch then blasted them with my favorite penetrating oil. First I tried vice grips but they couldn’t get enough grip on the threaded rod. Then I remembered getting that bolt extractor kit a couple years ago for Christmas. Once I found the right size it bit into the threaded rod so well I was able to use my ratchet and a 2 foot pipe to back the seized part out. I highly recommend this product.

Here’s the offending bolt with the extractor still attached:

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:tup:

I’ve got the IRWIN brand set and have used the shit out of them. Truly do work awesome.

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You probably stripped the block on the inside, I feel like I replace these every year.

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Block seems to be ok. We’ll see, I’m going to take the remnants to the hardware store tonight and figure out what thread they are.

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You can get the handles at any snowmobile shop

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Thank God I’ve never had a need for this, but have seen them. Nice to know they work.

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Had mine 2 years before I found a use for them but don’t see how I would have got the bolt out without them.