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Hello,
I bought a new car and had to change the license plate. The screws holding the license plate in were rusted, and one that I tried to take off broke off clean with the body of the car. I put penetrating oil on it, but was wondering how I can get the screw out now. I know about drilling it out, but I don't have a drill. If a drill is the only way to get it out, please give advice as to the procedure and power of the drill I would need. Thanks for your time.  |
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Hi there Shana,
I would personally use a a 9.6 volt cordless drill & start off with a small drill bit, and then work up through to bigger ones (although not quite as large as the bolt that broke) gradually, until you've drilled it out. Hope this helps. |
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You can get screw extracters, quite often they come on tyre valve tools that you can buy for about a pound or two in Halfords or other car accessory shops, they have a left-hand thread & are somewhat conical.
You have to drill a hole in the screw first, about half the size of the screw to be removed, then you screw the extractor in & it will eventually bite into the hole that you drilled in the shank of the screw - keep screwing & the screw will come out. ____________________________________________ "The Early Bird catches the Worm", only goes to prove that the Worm should've stayed in bed!! I've taken a vow of poverty. To annoy me, send money. There's room for all God's creatures. Right next to the mashed potatoes. Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die. |
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