seven ways to remove a broken screw

I watch this every morning to start my day and get me fired up.

Disregard the negative comments or the "thumbs down". Make your own video before criticizing someone. Excellent job for those of us who may run into this issue. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for posting. I like how you showed these different ways of tackling this issue, very thorough and detailed. Great job!

Thank you! Method 1 helped me remove a broken power steering bolt from the engine block. So relieved to not visit a mechanic over that. Took about 5-7 minutes of tapping the screwdriver, till I finally reached it with needle nose pliers and then fingers. Much appreciate your video!

Hey, that's the same music I use, when I torture people in my basement. :-)

that music is soo chill. made me think about my life and shit

You saved my life. Pulley bolt on my washing machine snapped and I don’t know how much it would have cost to fix without this video. Thanks to you, I got the snapped screw bolt out and it cost me £4 to fix my washing machine. Thanks!

Great video as a young (still learning) mechanic myself i sometimes break and strip a lot of old rusty bolts all the time. these methods are life savers because knows if you dont know how to get a bolt out it will hold you back hours on a job. sometimes simple jobs which suck. thanks

I want to deeply thank you for this video. It saved me from a serious issue I had with my car. I broke a bolt on the coil pack and lucky me it had a small topper left to hammer with a wedge. it knocked it loose. Thanks.

watching this video leaves me in dispair.

Without this upload… I would’ve never heard this smooth instrumental. 5yrs late but thx

I was so frustrated that couldn't think of how to do it other than the removal kit. Thank you for putting it all together.

I'm not lending this guy any of my screwdrivers.

These are great tips/tools to keep in your mind when you are stuck in the field, the more ideas the better. Thank you for posting, Ciao, L For those who like to criticize engineers should know that most engineers love what they are doing (as they studied so many years studying engineering) and have been experimenting in the field for years, "on their own".

already knew some of these, but few came as new knowledge. very simple and informative video. you shall have my upvote sir!

Thank you, excellent demonstration. Your bits are sharper than mine, I see....

One of the best ways I've found to remove broken bolts is to use a tool of some sort and cut across the bolt surface to create a groove/slot for a standard screw-driver. A "dremel" (rotary tool) with the tiny cutting wheel works best for nearly every application. As long as the bolt isn't rusted in or bottomed out in the hole, the bolt will turn out. Using heat will make a big difference if it's a stubborn bolt.

I like the way the hammer head is retained. :) Great video, thanks.

Thanks for the tutorial very very helpful I appreciate the time you put in the video👌

Thank you for these complete recipes. They would have saved my day more than once if I only had known some of them. In my humble opinion, most of the dislikes (1635 versus 2328 at this moment) may come from people already experienced on this, so the video did not add up to their knowledge.

Why the fuck am I watching this?

I love this guy. He took his time to make this video to HELP us. Also I was hypnotized by the music 😐 Thank you!

Thanks for the helpful video. I just used technique #1 with a jewel screwdriver and a light hammer to extract a tiny broken screw from a $700 piece of lab equipment. Only took 5 minutes.

I was listening to a song. But when i was scrolling down i saw this video and got me interested i love it, it is so satisfying. Thank you.

Method 7: how to repair method 6 lol.

You can also drill with about 3 mm drill and hammer a TORX bit into the hole. Works great on M6 bolts and other smaller ones. This method doesn't ruin the thread if you drill carefully. And also usually once the cap of has been removed from a bolt that's stuck, the rest of the threaded part comes off really nicely.

Yeah ! this was a mother of all the methods together. Thanks! :)

Thank you for that music to get headaches with. Very helpful.

5:59 Bolt extractors are not cheap and they break easily if you turn them like that. If the broken bolt is at all stiff then use the same two-handed wrench as at 8:29 to avoid side force.

You could also cut a slot with a Dremel and remove it with a screwdriver

If you have part of the stud protruding out of the hole, you could partially grind a parallel flat on the stud and then use some pliers to spin it out of the hole. Or you could grind a slot in it and use a slotted screwdriver to extract it as well. But there is many way you could go about this. There really isn't a wrong or right way as well. As long as you are able to remove the broken stud and not damage the threads, you are golden.

Thanks for the video! Hammer and screwdriver worked for me the best. :D

"7 ways to butcher a machine while trying to remove a sheared screw"

Maybe he should make a video about replacing a hammer handle.

welding a nut is my favorite technique saved my ass plenty of times

Thanks for taking the time to show this.

Best investment for doing the work featured in the video is a set of Left Handed Drill bits, Carbide bits, small chisels, long tapered centre point punches. The reducer threads should have been cleaned with alcohol / acetone / ether before applying the thread locker,(likewise the parent threaded fixture.) "Staking" the insert (neatly) when in position is also a guarantee against failure. The person in the video means well, but does not appear to have a lot of experience / skill in performing that kind of task.

If using an "Easy Out" Extractor. Get the center punch dead center for best results and then turn the extractor evenly with a Tap Wrench (from a tap and die set). Using a spanner/grips will put a bending force on the extractor, which being brittle hardened steel puts it at risk of snapping. Take note this is not just being a pedant. In this demo the bolt is not seized, and extractor is not under stress. In real life you'll regret not using the correct tool pretty quickly.

After messing with a broken bolt and getting tired, this music kept putting me to sleep lol. Good tips :)

i sheared a spark plug and the screwdriver/hammer method saves my life bcuz my dad never found out. i love you!

method 8 - hammer and nail method 9 - hammer and screw method 10 - hammer and knife method 11 - hammer and fork method 12 - hammer and spoon etc... -__-

best way I have found is to drill a hole slightly smaller than a square drive bit then hammer square drive into hole and extract.

When i thinking to remove cuted bolt i searched u tube and this 4 th method is used. Thank u very much

I use method 4 a lot on broken bolts on vehicles with old rusty parts. Use a MIG welder when feeding into the nut to broken bolt. Good video.

1, 2, & 3 are all the same! 4 & 5 work 6 is the starting point for 7 but a "Helicoil" or similar makes a better job.

Music comes straight out of my worst nightmares.

Thanks for making this informative vid. It is great! And I liked the music.

Thanks! 1 worked for me and I didn't consider it at all!

I'm about to blaze up to this music.

that music made me fall asleep

Best video for removing broken screw. Now I‘m gonna go break some screws 😎

those of us that actually do this sort of thing call that a bolt

I wore my welding shield mask at 3:37 just in case.

Should be 5 ways. 1-3 are the same thing.

Good Video! Covers all the bases, from Shade Tree Mechanic to Professional Mechanics. Nicely done!

Thanks for sharing! You're really a master.

Could've used a Dremel. Cut a notch in the bolt. Then use the flat head to unscrew it.

yea, few other ways left out but the one i really think he needs to watch is "How to replace a hammer handle"

Method 1 just worked for me tonight, it normally works the most often for me too. It's all about not getting too pissed off and focus.

One of the best clip on this topic and best video on KZhead i will recommend to viewer please watch it till end..all method all together. ..thanks and give it 5 star out of 5 star....

Great video....except for the "music."

Ignore the hataz- those are some handy tips - thanks!

I got it out using the flat screwdriver and hammer! Thank you so much!

Thank you very much, I did not think of something like method one. And it works ! I’m very happy and thank you very much for this sharing

Fuckin' love getting welder's flash from a fuckin' video. Thanks for that!

In the first three methods... if the screw (actually a bolt!) were that loose that it could be tapped out with a hammer, screwdriver, or chisel... how did it break off in the first place? In my experience, a broken screw or bolt occurs because the tolerance is so tight that the screw or bolt will not turn without extreme force...

POV you watch this cus ur dad yelled at you when fixing a car and you want to see this lol

Guys appreciate what he did or share what you know more than this, it's endless to learn but don't discurage

Why not apply the green liquid before cutting the head of the reducer? Is that a glue or anti-seize compound?

This is laboratory condition,but in real it's different and much harder

Great video man.... thanks for spending time on this ... appreciated

Great video. Love the multiple solutions

mit dem Hammer,wurde bestimmt noch Jesus ans Kreuz genagelt. :))))

left hand drill bits work alot better.

Thanks for a good review for us laymen, of how to remove broken off bolts. Always lots of professional critics on KZhead.

Cutting oil is a game changer for anyone needing to drill out bolts

I usually just smear faeces on the broken bit to try and disguise it so no one notices.

Should be titled "five ways to remove a broken bolt" because the first three were the same

Worked like a charm!!! Thank you soo. Much

Can I use soldering to solder a nut on a screw or does it have to be welding? Great hints btw.

Tapered helical extractors are a wast of time, as they only work if the screw is loose enough for other methods to work just fine. In all other cases you have to apply enough torque to wedge them into the fastener which jams it even more tightly than it already was. Then they break. They're a typical "hardware store" item, like carbon steel drill bits, which hardly andy tradesman would ever consider using, let alone buying

It's a bolt. Not a screw.

Thank goodness it's actually worked lol.. thank you my man for the video

feel lke im playing minecraft with this music:) Video helped me repair Maytag washer Thank you

Where can I buy that wonderful soundtrack? LOL

do a video on a m8x1.25, broken 1/16 of an inch up in an aluminum head of a 18 year old vehicle , which requires a 90 degree drill. PLEASE

good video, I might be using one of these techniques. I have a bike that the frame slider broke off the motor mount.

Great job illustrating! Thanks

I don't know why I am watching this.... 😐😐😐

The hole drilled for the "EEzy-out was way too big.

That song made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside

that reminded me of the time i welded a bar to a car locking wheel nut as the key was lost ! with the heat aswell did the job lovely ! nice music !

these extractions were pretty straight foreword.. the toughest extractions I've run across were removing broken exhaust manifold studs below the turbo on 3406 cats.. on those,you had to drill a hole all the way through the stud & then use oxegen/acel to heat the stud & blow the stud out with the oxygen only.. wasn't easy..

I dont understand how this video got so many dislikes? Ya'll bolts still stuck or some shit?

O my God you are a blessing! You help me sooo much ! Thank you thank you thank you very very much!

Thanks mate. Perfect video.

So many wrongs in one video.!!

First three methods are actually same method

Nice Bro. You've got a good set of tools.!

I know this video was made in 2015, here I am in 2020 giving great review because one of the methods worked after great frustration!