couple of ideas actually...... first try a pair of needle nose pliers to
back it out.... it you can't get to it with them try a pick or an awl....
the deal is they are much easier coming out then going in.... so give it a
try...
the other meaner solution I've used in the past is to hit the thing with a
hammer.... the metal of a tap is extreamly brittle... and can be broken
pretty easily.... ( ahhh hey I guess you know that already... )
Keith
----- Original Message -----
From: "nicholas harteau" <nrh@ikami.com>
To: <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 6:15 PM
Subject: breaking off a tap?!
>
> I can't even believe it. I was tapping some threads into what basically
> amounts to aluminum stock (an aftermarket upper tailgate for my truck)
> and I broke the lovely tap off inside the pillar!
>
> Not only that, it's a brand new tap.
>
> The break is on a pretty extreme angle.
>
> I have no idea how to get this out besides take it to a machine shop and
> pray. Any ideas?
>
> --
> nicholas harteau
> nrh@ikami.com
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