Has anyone used Irwin multi-spline extractors?

[BB26]

If so, what do you think of them?

http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/p-1979-irwin-industrial-53227.aspx

[Hiball]

I havent had much luck with type of extractors, Nor the spiral design. I basically hate all extractors except the old type that you drill and drive in and have the sharp lip that gives you some bite and or the rectangle designed ones.

[Art From De Leon]

I havent had much luck with type of extractors, Nor the spiral design. I basically hate all extractors except the old type that you drill and drive in and have the sharp lip that gives you some bite and or the rectangle designed ones.

I agree.:thumbup:

[Jbullfrog]

They work on broken brass and plastic fittings ok. I have better luck drilling bolts out with a set of Left-handed bits.

[mastiff]

I have use them before with great success.

[Moose-LandTran]

I have use them before with great success.

Same here. My set has saved my ass many times. Use the right size for what you're doing and they work great.

[rgates]

Same here. My set has saved my ass many times. Use the right size for what you're doing and they work great.

I have used them all. Different situations command different removal tools and techniques. When you have to remove a broken stud, nut or what ever I believe you are better off with an arsenal of removers to throw at it. Some types work when others do not. What ever it takes, pull a McGiver on it!:rolleyes2 You can always drop back to the gas wrench & welder.:thumbup:

[rhandwor]

I've used this type another brand to pull broken spark plugs. The nice thing is the left hand threads if you think its going to break reverse direction and they will back out.

[Fedwrench]

They can be handy. Irwin makes them for most of the tool trucks. I think they are worth having but, as others have pointed out, different situations require different solutions. There isn't one magical work everytime extractor out there unfortunately.

[mastiff]

Same here. My set has saved my ass many times. Use the right size for what you're doing and they work great.

I was fortunate that when I first started out I had a senior tech show me a trick to using them, drill the hole as straight and clean as possible then insert the extractor, use a box wrench and a small ball peen hammer and tap the extractor head as you turn.
if that fails repeat using valve grinding compound.


just a tech tip for people that did not know.

[txz28]

I havent had much luck with type of extractors, Nor the spiral design.


I am not sure what those look like. Do you have a picture or a link you could point me at? :confused::headscrat

Thanks.

[Hiball]

I am not sure what those look like. Do you have a picture or a link you could point me at? :confused::headscrat

Thanks.

Well my typing ability isnt the greatest but there should have been "That" before type in my response and the spiral design is listed below.



Spiral design.
http://hand-tools.hardwarestore.com/22-409-screw-extractors/irwin-spiral-screw-extractor-206193.aspx

[Alowes2837]

They look like the snap on ones I have, if they are the same design they work very well.