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PF Snapped Mountings

By jclocomotion

4 years ago

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#1 4 years ago

JCH

jclocomotion

Pinside member

Birkenhead

4y 30,800 204 3

Hi all

We have managed to have 4 snapped metal PF mounting posts.
So doing some research decided to go down the route of drilling them out but have had 3 drills snap so making any further drilling impossible.

More research cam across these https://www.rockler.com/screw-extractor
Our only concern is if the posts in vulnerable hard hitting position will it be able to withstand the ball knocking them with the amount of PF left to secure the screw.

We have seen posts where people say just drill it out and replace the post with a bolt etc but as the hole wont be in the same position to default then the plastics mount mount correctly

Any other ideas?

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#2 4 years ago

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dr_nybble

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Ottawa, ON

10y 114K 3,540 15

Can you grab it with vice grips and unscrew it?
Seems to be a bit there to grab.
https://www.irwin.com/tools/locking-tools/fast-release-long-nose-locking-pliers-wire-cutter

#3 4 years ago

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TheLaw

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Ann Arbor, MI

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https://tltools.com/
just saw this listed in a similar thread yesterday.

#4 4 years ago

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Isochronic_Frost

Saratoga Silverball

7y 221K 9,403 108 1 1

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Quoted from jclocomotion:
Hi all
We have managed to have 4 snapped metal PF mounting posts.
So doing some research decided to go down the route of drilling them out but have had 3 drills snap so making any further drilling impossible.
More research cam across these https://www.rockler.com/screw-extractor
Our only concern is if the posts in vulnerable hard hitting position will it be able to withstand the ball knocking them with the amount of PF left to secure the screw.
We have seen posts where people say just drill it out and replace the post with a bolt etc but as the hole wont be in the same position to default then the plastics mount mount correctly
Any other ideas?[quoted image][quoted image]

You snapped 3 drills...? I’d suggest slowing down because you’re definitely doing something wrong!

Have you read Vid’s guide? Drill from the bottom and try hitting it so you spin what’s left back up and out

#5 4 years ago

JCH

jclocomotion

Pinside member

Birkenhead

4y 30,800 204 3

Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:
You snapped 3 drills...? I’d suggest slowing down because you’re definitely doing something wrong!
Have you read Vid’s guide? Drill from the bottom and try hitting it so you spin what’s left back up and out

TBH it might just be the drill set I bought a while ago and it was cheap so my fault

Quoted from dr_nybble:
Can you grab it with vice grips and unscrew it?
Seems to be a bit there to grab.
https://www.irwin.com/tools/locking-tools/fast-release-long-nose-locking-pliers-wire-cutter

Nope they are at surface level

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