so i have a bolt that sheared completly off. no extra bit sticking out at all. i saw a commercial not too long ago for a bit that was for this exact problem but never ordered it. anyone know the product, or a similar one to remove it? or just how to remove it period? thanks

 

buy a small reverse bit drill into it and then back it out
your local hardware store should be able to hook you up

 

I know what your talking about, they sell them at any hardware store. I use them all the time and they work very well. One thing though. Pray the bolt with penetrating lube and let it sit for a while before you use the drill. Makes things come out alot smoother.

 

Where is the bolt? I got an education a few years ago; I sheared one of the manifold bolts to the exhaust. It broke at an angle. I couldn't drill it. Couldn't get a grip with vice grips. Couldn't get a grip with a broken-bolt-removal-tool.

I went to a muffler shop and they lit up a torch to melt the bolt out while the cast-iron manifold just laughed at the heat.

 

You're thinking of the grabbit:
http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...ductId=2967894
but a quick search and you'll find all kinds of things
http://hand-tools.hardwarestore.com/...ctor-sets.aspx
Before I left the navy I ordered a set like this http://hand-tools.hardwarestore.com/...ctor-sets.aspx for my shop, which came in very handy a few times.

 

Yep, the one you saw on TV was the Grabbit. Sears also has something very similar, which I think they simply refer to as a "Screw Out Damaged Screw Remover."

 

I always wondered if that product works.

 

I've got a set, I've never had to use them on a vehicle yet, thank goodness. But the two or three times I've used them for rounded out screws they've worked perfectly...

 

Sorry, here's the set I was using in my shop. http://www.amazon.com/Hanson-3101010.../dp/B0013HJF6E

 

yeah i have a couple different ones...i have the "easy outs" made by craftsman and they work wonders, i also have a set that are used for removing bolts with rounded off heads and i tell ya what....i use them damn things more then often then i put gas in the truck lol