VS Day (Victory over Sparkplug)...

It is out!

Turned a Snap On square extractor into a Snap-Off square extractor.

Ended up taking the head off (scary) and drifting the snapped
extractor out and then drilled the fucker to within 0.25mm of the
threads with an £8 drill mounted on a £6 pillar. (Using a £45 cobalt
drillbit set).

Then matie started tidying the top end of the remaining metal with
some, er, needlenose pliers, and the thing started turning out leaving
a perfectly intact inside thread! Result!

The motor's all back together with lovely new plugs, ready for
refitting tomorrow...

 

It is out!

Turned a Snap On square extractor into a Snap-Off square extractor.

Ended up taking the head off (scary) and drifting the snapped
extractor out and then drilled the fucker to within 0.25mm of the
threads with an £8 drill mounted on a £6 pillar. (Using a £45 cobalt
drillbit set).

Then matie started tidying the top end of the remaining metal with
some, er, needlenose pliers, and the thing started turning out leaving
a perfectly intact inside thread! Result!

The motor's all back together with lovely new plugs, ready for
refitting tomorrow...

Good work matey. Nice when it all comes together. Could have been much, much
worse (££££)

JB

 

Well I think the worst case scenario was going to be spending £50 or
summat getting a *proper* workshop to drill and re-tap it...

Now the worst bit is telling my supervisor that I broke his extractor.
However, being Snap-On, I think they have a lifetime guarantee.
Wouldn't be surprised if it didn't apply to things like extractors...

 

Well I think the worst case scenario was going to be spending £50 or
summat getting a *proper* workshop to drill and re-tap it...

Now the worst bit is telling my supervisor that I broke his extractor.
However, being Snap-On, I think they have a lifetime guarantee.
Wouldn't be surprised if it didn't apply to things like extractors...

And put some anti-seize compound on the thread of the plugs before you put
them in.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

What he said. Just don't apply too much welly when you do them up.

 

Well done.

 

Oh yeah. What could possibly go wrong now?

 

Nice one, good work..

I was wondering how you were getting on

Do remember the anti-sieze Bond.

Cheers,

P.

 

Aye, bit of coppaslip and nipped up. They slid in lovely...

 

<cue engine dropped on foot post>

I really am a harbinger on this one aren't I.

Bad Pip.

P.

 

Aye, bit of coppaslip and nipped up. They slid in lovely...

Coppaslip isn't anti-seize compound though. It's better than **** all, but
PROPER anti-seize is better, probably because that's what it's designed for.

--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19