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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 12:10 PM
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If it broke well outside the hole, get some vice grips on it coming from the top and just twist it out. If it broke off right past the hole, take a dremel to it and grind a slot for a flathead into it- it has to be far enough out that you aren't going to slot the surface around it. If it's inside the hole, get the proper drill bits and the pound-in (square) extractor- the screw type will crack aluminum, try to avoid using it.
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