This sucks...

[WildSebring 10+ year member]

Well somehow, the bolt holding my ground wires on one of my Powermaster 3100's broke and now part of the bolt is stuck in the fu
I went and bought the bit that is supposed to back the **** thing out, but that was a giant FIAL....and now I'm stumped on how to get the god ****ed thing out....

Anyone have another way to get it out.. ? It's broke off flush with the top of the post.. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/verymad.gif.3f39c5c2fd57527b671fad3efdfac756.gif:verymad://content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/verymad.gif.3f39c5c2fd57527b671fad3efdfac756.gif

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[shaneb 10+ year member]

i had my set screw on my memphis do the same thing. I avoided using a screw extractor because those typically cause more problems. Your only real option now is to drill it out. Very Very carefully.

Get a metal bit that is roughly 1/3 or 1/2 the size of the screw and tap the screw all the way through, then it should fall out. Becareful that you only tap the screw. I've never had to do that on a amp, scary. If you are worried, try it with a smaller one, like 7/64 size first, then work your way up. Much safer way.

 

[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

idk....probably going to have to get it drilled out and re-threaded.

 

[shaneb 10+ year member]

idk....probably going to have to get it drilled out and re-threaded.

You can drill it yourself without needing it rethreaded. That's why you should use a bit smaller than the screw.

 

[Upzaw2000]

get one of the gator things than you can screw into broken screws and pull em out

 

[JCivicHb 10+ year member]

what are you guys talkin about? ive never had one issue with the reverse thread broken bolt extractor- just drill a little hole in the top and screw the extractor in backwards- therefore unscrewing the bolt- not rocket science

 

[Upzaw2000]

what are you guys talkin about? ive never had one issue with the reverse thread broken bolt extractor- just drill a little hole in the top and screw the extractor in backwards- therefore unscrewing the bolt- not rocket science

yap, thats the thing i was talk about

 

[WildSebring 10+ year member]

what are you guys talkin about? ive never had one issue with the reverse thread broken bolt extractor- just drill a little hole in the top and screw the extractor in backwards- therefore unscrewing the bolt- not rocket science

I tried that already. Went up to Lowes and bought the bit and it still no worky worky.

I drilled a small hole, and reversed it, and it just made it fu