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Broken torx head

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  • 09-01-2019 11:17pm
    #1
    GolfVI
    Registered Users Posts: 182 ✭✭


    Hi everyone,

    Was torqueing my new scope mounts to 25 inch/lbs when the torx head snaped inside the screw..

    Any ideas how to go about removing this without damaging the mounts?


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    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,499 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I’d get in into a vise with padding obviously and use a sharp punch and hammer to back the bolt out.
    Or slot it with a dremmel and use a flat driver.
    Have a look on youtube,loads of interesting videos on the subject!!!


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    GolfVI
    Registered Users Posts: 182 ✭✭GolfVI


    BrownFinger wrote: »
    I’d get in into a vise with padding obviously and use a sharp punch and hammer to back the bolt out.
    Or slot it with a dremmel and use a flat driver.
    Have a look on youtube,loads of interesting videos on the subject!!!

    Theres no actual way to back the bolt out as its attached to the rifle, I need a way to remove the broken screw head in the nut


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    GolfVI
    Registered Users Posts: 182 ✭✭GolfVI


    Have it all sorted now thanks


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    minktrapper
    Registered Users Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭minktrapper


    Out of curiosity how did you do it.


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    Vegeta
    Registered Users Posts: 11,394 ✭✭✭✭Vegeta


    This happened to me when putting a €400 mount on my brothers rifle. Had expensive mount, fancy torque screw driver and used a cheap torx bit. Never again.

    I was really lucky, I turned the rifle upside down and the broken torx head fell out, could have been so much worse.


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    GolfVI
    Registered Users Posts: 182 ✭✭GolfVI


    minktrapper wrote: »
    Out of curiosity how did you do it.

    Was just simply torquing the screws on the mount and the head snapped, the head I used I found in the shed in the fathers tool box so was probably a cheap head and just gave way


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    Grizzly 45
    Registered Users Posts: 14,950 ✭✭✭✭Grizzly 45


    That's why boys&girls, cheap tools are NEVER cheap!:)

    "If you want to keep someone away from your house, Just fire the shotgun through the door."

    Vice President [and former lawyer] Joe Biden Field& Stream Magazine interview Feb 2013 "



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    sfakiaman
    Registered Users Posts: 737 ✭✭✭sfakiaman


    Many of these driver bits are designed to break before the screw breaks because it's much harder to remove a broken screw. However as Griz says the cheapo bits that come packaged with cheap tools are useless.


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    Kat1170
    Registered Users Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭Kat1170


    minktrapper wrote: »
    Out of curiosity how did you do it.
    GolfVI wrote: »
    Was just simply torquing the screws on the mount and the head snapped, the head I used I found in the shed in the fathers tool box so was probably a cheap head and just gave way

    I think he meant, how did you get it out ?? ;)


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    GolfVI
    Registered Users Posts: 182 ✭✭GolfVI


    Kat1170 wrote: »
    I think he meant, how did you get it out ?? ;)

    In that case I used a very small pliers thats used in fly tying to just pull the head out


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