nicholas harteau wrote:
>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?
Do a Google.com search on "tap extractors" and you'll get a bunch
of hits for companies that sell tools to extract a broken tap.
Here is one if you want to see what they look like:
http://www.waltontools.com/products/extractr.htm
Todd
Seattle,WA
'86 GTI, Red of course. (exciting racey car) 254,000 miles
'87 Golf, Polar Silver. (boring work car) 424,000 miles <- Yeah, baby!
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