a guy broke a tap off in our brake box on the baja, and we cant get that bitch our for the life of us.

anyone have any ideas how to remove the tap besides an EDM machine? its broken off inside the plug


ive chocked up an end mill in the mill and am working on it now, but other ideas would be helpful

thanks

 

how far in is it broken?

i'm assuming you can't get plies on it, but have you tried the needlenose vice-grips?

and then if you have a realy thin punch or something, put it in the flutes and hit it lightly with a hammer clockwise

i've broken so damn many taps

 

Half turn in, half turn out and lotsa oil. Never broke a tap.

Good luck on getting the tap out.

 

Easy out bit?

 

I think you are rather fucked to be honest. taps are hard as hell.

 

yeah, as long as you know the proper way to tap its ok, but the funny part is one of the senior members who has been doing this for years did it today


there was no way to get it out, so i had to grind the plug off, and weld the bitch all back together.

he is still working on it, its been quite a project