well i'm in the process of putting in some speed bleeders and my bleeder screw just sheared off. i stuck a little nail down the center of the hole to help it keep some shape while i was trying to get it out with vice grips. no go. it's pretty much to the point where i can't get any grip on the screw. what do i do?! i don't have a clue what i should do. should i just keep trying with the vice grips? should i attempt to drill it out? is there a tool i might be able to use? please help me :shrug

EZ outs. Ask for em at your local hardware store.

Ez outs?! how do they(it) work? more importantly are they expensive? do you think it will work for this?!

Originally posted by ughhhead
Ez outs?! how do they(it) work? more importantly are they expensive? do you think it will work for this?!

there like 10 bucks for a set of three...and they work great in this situation.... it will work great for you just don't rush it.If you need a pic of what they look like let me know buy I think you'll be all right just ask where they keep the ez-outs.

damn dude a picture would be great. i'm just curious as to how they could actually help me out in this situation. i wanna see how they work.

It's basically a reverse threaded tapered drill bit. It bits in when turned counterclockwise, and turns whatever it is biting into in the same direction. To extract a bolt, one would drill a pilot hole into it, and thread the easy-out in with a pair of vice grips. Since the bleeder screw is hollow, there is no driling involved.

i have some stock calipers laying around if you need it.

hmm well it sounds like it should definitly work but i'm worried that something stupid will happen and it won't. grain i appreciate the offer. hopefully i won't need to use your calipers but it's nice to know i can if i need to.

http://www.toolprice.com/category/screwextractors/

awesome man, thanks a lot for the picture. i hope it works, that's all i have to say. thanks again.