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  • #1

    I'll never buy EZ outs again

    Problem is, I kept snapping the small ones in two. Yesterday I was cleaning a handlebar switch, and one of the little million-year-old screws decided it didn't want to come out. It was in a very tight location, and I couldn't get any kind of pliers on it. With the tiny little head I was a bit worried about drilling it out and using a conventional EZ out. I zipped up to my local Home Depot, and picked up a set of Alden Pro Grabits. You put them in a drill, set it on reverse and burnish the head with one end. Then you flip it around and use the other end to extract. These tools REALLY work good, and they're much beefier than EZ outs. Just thought I would pass it along.

    I think I have a loose screw behind the handlebars.

    '79 XS11 Standard, Jardine 4/1, Dyna DC1-1 Coils, 145 mains, 45 pilots, plastic floats - 25.7mm, XV920 fuel valves, inline fuel filters, speed bleeders, Mikes XS pods, spade-type fuse block, fork brace, progressive fork springs/shocks, manual petcocks, 750 FD, Venture cam chain tensioner, SS brake lines
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  • #2
    I agree!! I have the set of 2, and they have helped a few times on my bike. I did, however, break one off trying to remove a stuck bleeder valve. So, now I have a set of 1.5... They ARE better than the standard style of ez-outs though.
    1980 XS850SG - Sold
    1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
    Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
    Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).

    Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
    -H. Ford

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    • #3
      Those are cool ...

      but I learned my lesson long ago regarding easy outs ... it's a misleading term. Often, not only are they NOT easy ... they are hard.

      They are designed for brass and tapered pipe thread fittings. Using them on a stuck or broken-off bolt often leads to the next step ... acetylene torch and O2 blast.
      80G Mini-bagger
      VM33 Smooth bores, Pods, 4/1 Supertrapp, SS brake lines, fork brace

      Past XS11s

      79F Stone stocker and former daily driver, sold May '10 now converting for N.O. to cafe style
      79SF eventually dismantled for parts
      79F Bought almost new in 80, sold for a house
      79F The Ernie bike sold to a Navy dude summer 08
      79SF Squared-off Special, Vetter/Bates tour pkg., Mikes XS coils, G rear fender and tail light. Sold June 09

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      • #4
        Ez outs work great as stated on soft metal fitting. They usually suck really bad at everything else. I will have to try some of these and see how they work!
        Nathan
        KD9ARL

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        1978 XS1100E
        K&N Filter
        #45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
        OEM Exhaust
        ATK Fork Brace
        LED Dash lights
        Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
        Green Monster Coils
        SS Brake Lines
        Vision 550 Auto Tensioner

        In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

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        • #5
          I have a set of those I bought at sears.They are excellent.
          I have used conventional ez outs as well, which are a PITA!
          As far as I am concerned though, bolts that are actually seized rather than
          just broke off or stripped need to be drilled out and tapped.
          80 SG XS1100
          14 Victory Cross Country

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          • #6
            Never seen them here, and they look way better to use than EZ outs for smaller screws and bolts. http://thegrabitstore.com/default.aspx The website says they cant ship international so who wants to buy me a set and ship 'em over.
            1980 SG. (Sold - waiting on replacement)
            2000 XJR1300. The Real modern XS11. Others are just pretenders.

            Woman (well, my wife anyway) are always on Transmit and never Receive.

            "A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be" Albert Einstien.

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            • #7
              As far as I am concerned though, bolts that are actually seized rather than just broke off or stripped need to be drilled out and tapped.
              Mostly I agree with that, but the latest part I was working on was a tiny little screw that held a broken contact in place in a handlebar switch. The threads actually looked pretty good below the surface, it was just froze up on top. On something that small I wasn't too concerned about the shape of the threads - not to mention I don't think I have a tap that small . It grabbed pretty good when I put it back in, and with a little luck it'll be another 30 years before it sees daylight again. If I couldn't have gotten that screw out, it would have meant a new switch - I figure these things paid for themselves on that repair alone.

              so who wants to buy me a set and ship 'em over.
              Probably cost you more for shipping than for the tools . If they don't sell them in NZ, you should check into a distributorship. You could probably get a free set that way .
              I think I have a loose screw behind the handlebars.

              '79 XS11 Standard, Jardine 4/1, Dyna DC1-1 Coils, 145 mains, 45 pilots, plastic floats - 25.7mm, XV920 fuel valves, inline fuel filters, speed bleeders, Mikes XS pods, spade-type fuse block, fork brace, progressive fork springs/shocks, manual petcocks, 750 FD, Venture cam chain tensioner, SS brake lines

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              • #8
                EZ outin

                I have a set of Left Hand (CCW) drill bits that come in handy.
                They bite like that special tool does, and usually spins them right (or left) out.
                1980 Yamaha XS1100G Lowered, 4-2 , Pods , Jets
                1973 Triumph TR5T Trophy Trail - almost original
                1973 Plymouth Duster - nothing original

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