[Nobbc] Need advice

[Andy Preston]

Rich, as always great advice form Greg.  I can only add that I've use
easy-outs before on far worse broken steel studs and they have worked.  I
reckon that you must have used a Taiwan or Chinese special if it sheared so
easily.  Buy a good one as Greg said with the left hand thread and try
again.  Gentle does it.  I think I got mine from Sears Craftsman, but can't
remember.  I also don't know where it is now or else you could use it
providing it was the correct size.  You could also give Smoothers Auto Parts
store on Santa Rosa Ave a call, I have good success with their stuff.

Good Luck

Andy Preston

-----Original Message-----
From: nobbc-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:nobbc-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of gtwincams
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 5:06 PM
To: North Bay British Car Club
Subject: Re: [Nobbc] Need advice

Hi Rich,
Ouch, that's a bummer. Starting with the obvious, was the easy-out you 
used high-quality, not a Chinese one? If not, try getting a really good 
US made tool. There are also a couple of profiles; square and 
reverse-twist. Try them both. One trick is to use a reverse-twist type 
with Locktite, get the tool to bite into the brass, and let it set up 
before trying to extract.
Obviously, it would be a problem to try to drill or tap the brass, since 
shavings will enter the block. Also, don't apply any heat to the brass 
fitting - that will make it expand in the hole. You can, if you are 
careful (watch out for gas, oil, etc.), apply a bit of heat to the block 
about 1/2" around the fitting - that can help break loose the tight fit 
between the threads of the block and fitting. Don't overdo the heat.
Good luck,
Greg Tatarian



rmossholder at comcast.net wrote:
> Hello,
> I seem to have screwed up. Last weekend I was working on the '71 Spitfire
and noticed a small leak coming from the oil pressure sender. I have
installed an oil pressure gauge in the car and for some reason the brass
adapter fitting came loose. I removed the sender from the brass fitting and
tightened the fitting back into the block. To make a long story short I
sheered off the fitting in the block. No problem I thought, Just use an
easy-out and it'll come right out. As soon as I applied any torque to the
easy-out it shattered and left a large piece in the fitting. I managed to
get the remaining pieces of the easy-out out of the brass fitting. Does
anyone have any suggestions as to how to remove the rest of the brass
fitting?
> Thanks,
> Rich M
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