# Product review: Sears damaged bolt extractor **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 4, 2012, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/product-review-sears-damaged-bolt-extractor/226363 "2012-10-04T06:50:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/product-review-sears-damaged-bolt-extractor/226363/1 "2012-10-04T06:50:16Z")
[http://www.sears.com/craftsman-10-pc-damaged-bolt-nut-remover-set-low-profile/p-00952166000P](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: ![http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/jsears77/temptemp_taken_picture.jpg](http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/jsears77/temptemp_taken_picture.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/product-review-sears-damaged-bolt-extractor/226363/2 "2012-10-04T07:10:30Z")
:tup: I’ve got the IRWIN brand set and have used the shit out of them. Truly do work awesome. ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 7:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/product-review-sears-damaged-bolt-extractor/226363/3 "2012-10-04T07:23:15Z")
You probably stripped the block on the inside, I feel like I replace these every year. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/product-review-sears-damaged-bolt-extractor/226363/4 "2012-10-04T07:27:55Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/product-review-sears-damaged-bolt-extractor/226363/5 "2012-10-04T07:30:39Z")
You can get the handles at any snowmobile shop ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/product-review-sears-damaged-bolt-extractor/226363/6 "2012-10-04T07:35:24Z")
Thank God I’ve never had a need for this, but have seen them. Nice to know they work. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/product-review-sears-damaged-bolt-extractor/226363/7 "2012-10-04T11:28:43Z")
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.