IRWIN Screw Extractor, Spiral Flute, 6-Piece (53545)

Nice set for the price. Also the only one I’ve found with the large size extractor

The media could not be loaded. Ok first I'm not a man of religion AT ALL. But I am convinced there has to be an omnipotent force because I simply REFUSE to believe "mankind" is the pinnacle of intelligence. On to my point... I bought a 2015 Freightliner Columbia (my first truck) that was a former FedEx Ground contractor fleet truck. Poorly maintained and neglected 🤦🏾‍♂️! So I have the pleasure of catching up on the maintenance and repairs. Well the water pump on the Series 60 12.7 was shot so I had to replace it. Replaced it but 6 months down the road it was leaking oil from the bottom where the pump mates to the back of the front cover case. Went to re torque the bolts and noticed the bottom bolt closest to the block was missing somehow. Bought a bolt from the Freightliner dealer to put in the whole only to have my heart drop because it wouldn't seat nor thread in 😱😱! It was at this moment I cursed every carbon based organism and every derivative from the periodic table 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬! Drained the system, took the pump off only to notice the gasket failed and caused the oil leak. Ok! So took my phone and videoed the hole to see the bolt. YEP.. it's broke in the casing. So I ordered a long, slim center punch, reverse drills and the Irwin bolt extractor. Center helped but drilling into a broken screw blind is difficult. After 2 hours of drilling, sweating and potty mouthing I finally drilled a hole in the broken bolt. Put the Irwin extractor in the bolt hole blindly and tapped it twice semi hard. Closed my eyes and said "God.. I don't bother you for nothing. But today I need your help here so I can feed all these damn kids I have 🤣🤣!". So I put a cresent wrench on the extractor and turned slowly and it started twisting out 😮! I smiled, kinda chuckled and said "Thank you" Am I still a depressed, angry, overweight, business owning GENXer that struggles with insomnia, high blood pressure and not procreating? AB-SO-LUTELY👍🏽! BUT.. GOD and I are now familiar strangers 🤗🤗!

Despite the apparent quality, the screw extractor proved impractical for removing the faucet screw. I assessed the required drilling depth as too deep, posing an unacceptable risk of damage. Therefore, I chose to modify the screw head for a flathead screwdriver instead.

Got this set due to many trial and error with various other brands, after very heavy use to one particular bit it has held up with minimal wear

Worked great. Had a broken exhaust stud in a cylinder head and was able to get it out. Just make sure you drill your hole dead on in the middle and drive the easy out in with some really good hammer taps

Used these to remove some broken bolts on an old ATV. The smallest one broke almost immediately. Only used one other one and it worked okay with some added heat.

Surprisingly good quality! Nice variety of sizes. An upgrade from my previous ser.

Drilled hole, put in extractor, turned extractor with wrench, tip of extractor broke off in screw head. Impossible to drill out broken extractor tip. Didn’t even put much torque into it, maybe 15lbs. Didn’t work for me.