Sometimes you gotta ask yourself...do you feel lucky?

[rphillips]

A regular drill bit will be tightening the jet even more as you drill it. A left hand bit will be heating it, vibrating it, & trying to loosen it all at the same time. I broke the slot off a pilot jet in one of my 1100 E carbs, & while drilling it with a left hand bit, the bit grabbed the jet & spun it out

[KRISTI'SGS550]

A regular drill bit will be tightening the jet even more as you drill it. A left hand bit will be heating it, vibrating it, & trying to loosen it all at the same time. I broke the slot off a pilot jet in one of my 1100 E carbs, & while drilling it with a left hand bit, the bit grabbed the jet & spun it out

That's why you need to use a bolt extractor bit. It is different than a regular bit and a left hand bit. Though the left hand bits are nice, they aren't made of the same material or look like the bolt extractor bits. These work the best!

Cory

[Chuckster]

That's why you need to use a bolt extractor bit. It is different than a regular bit and a left hand bit. Though the left hand bits are nice, they aren't made of the same material or look like the bolt extractor bits. These work the best!

Cory

Cory, I think rphillips is referring to my predrilling before I put the extractor in. He is right; I probably did tighten it even more with my drill bit prior to using the extractor. I didn't really think about that at the time. :-D

[SPARKSS]

Hi there Chuckster. As a guy who makes a living turning wrenches, I'll just say that there's no shame in "having luck"! (I accept any 'n all "luck" that happens.....gratefully
Often referred to as an Easy-Out (I suspect that was a brand at one time), ANY screw extractor I've taken to calling "Lucky-Outs"


I'm further impressed with WHAT you used.......over the years I've all but given up on helical screw extractors as I find that they usually: 1. break......or 2. expand the piece that you're trying to extract - making that an impossible job.
I see one mention of using heat on the carb body.....Just for those uninitiated readers digging out their small butane torches (or worse!).....remember that gasoline was in these castings........and fumes usually lurk within recesses and porous voids that can and will surprise you at the worst times - Bad bad JUJU.

Once again.....great job sir.

[Chuckster]

Hi there Chuckster. As a guy who makes a living turning wrenches, I'll just say that there's no shame in "having luck"! (I accept any 'n all "luck" that happens.....gratefully
Often referred to as an Easy-Out (I suspect that was a brand at one time), ANY screw extractor I've taken to calling "Lucky-Outs"


I'm further impressed with WHAT you used.......over the years I've all but given up on helical screw extractors as I find that they usually: 1. break......or 2. expand the piece that you're trying to extract - making that an impossible job.
I see one mention of using heat on the carb body.....Just for those uninitiated readers digging out their small butane torches (or worse!).....remember that gasoline was in these castings........and fumes usually lurk within recesses and porous voids that can and will surprise you at the worst times - Bad bad JUJU.

Once again.....great job sir.

Hey Sparks, thanks for the response. I generally haven't had that much luck with them either, but glad it came through for me. It was about the only tool in my garage that could help me at that point, so I went with it. I was using the smaller extractor at first and it was flexing to the point that I was scared it would break (as usual) and then I would be done. Game over. I don't think I damaged the jet hole wall with the extractor as it was barely grazing it, but I'll have to check it tonight when I pull it out of the dip from it's 2 day stay.

Great point about the torch, heat, etc. and the carb. Personally I wouldn't want to try it with mine, but I appreciate the help and suggestions.

How are you liking the '07 Bonnie? Nice bike! :-D

[SPARKSS]

Howdy Chuck....Been a tough winter here - tougher because I have that new Bonnie with no miles on it, shining under cover waiting for spring! I put a lot of km (97000+) on my old GS1000 and would have loved to buy a "new" one....just the same. Guess all Suzi has now are crotch rockets 'n Harly wannabees - nothing that turned my crank even a bit