ALDEN8440P Pro Grabit Broken Bolt and Damaged Screw Extractor 4 Piece Kit - Made in The USA

I needed to extract an Allen head bolt whose head was stripped - the 3mm opening had gotten rounded out.I used the drill part first then used the extractor side of the bit running the drill counterclockwise and very slowly and the screw backed out! I have to admit, I was skeptical but it worked.

The media could not be loaded. After reading so many bad reviews, I almost didn't buy the ProGrabit. But, I gave it a chance, and bought and used the product to remove some 2.5" screws from an old pool table railing. Out of the 5 I used on, I succeeded on 4. The one I didn't was not due to a bad product, but me not knowing the screw was in at an angle, thus I drilled at the wrong angle and brock off half the screw head when extracting. Since I haven't seen or used a product that works any better, I see no reason not to give it 5 stars. One must follow the directions exactly, and use the extraction part at as low of a speed as possible on a variable speed drill while applying a lot of pressure. See my video of the actual screws removed, and with one still attached to the extraction head. It grabbed the screws so well, that on some, I had to use a pliers to remove the screw from the grabit after extraction. I'd say that those that complained about it either used too small of a grabit in ration to their screw, (the video shows the largest grabit holding the 2.5" screw, although I found using the second to largest to work even better), or they didn't apply enough pressure, or they ran the drill too fast during extraction, or they drilled the hole either too deep or not deep enough. The directions spell this all out very specifically, but as with any product you buy, you must READ THEM... So, as one who has hassled with many of stripped out screw heads in the past, I highly recomend this product, and would give it as a gift, and will probably buy a second or third set to have around in case I do ever break one.

I used the bit #2. It worked well on the first frozen screw, but on the second one the head of bit #2 broke off and the broken off piece is now stuck on top of the screw. Help!

Taking the roof rack off an FJ cruiser, bolts were seized a bit but with a little luck and elbow grease they were coming out...until they werent. T40 torx head screws and I ended up stripping two of them out. I tried some of many no name types you see on amazon that you hit in w/ a hammer and ratchet out, no luck. I then saw a Project Farm video where he reviewed extractors and called GrabIt Pro the best. My next option was probably an 8 hour day of pulling down the headlines, so figured why not. I got these in a couple days and after a little squirt of PB blaster and very little effort on the part of the GrabIt Pro, both screws were out and my butt was saved. I can't recommend these enough!

Broke an 8mm front pinion yolk u-strap bolt on my 2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon a couple years ago. Rather than pay almost a hundred bucks to have a shop do it, I grabbed this kit for less than twenty. DYI success. Used an 18V DeWalt originally to attempt to drill the bolt out (no extractor). Not sure what I was trying to accomplish, but it didn't work so I was left with a mostly-hollow bolt in my yolk. After getting this kit, I soaked the bolt with PB Blaster for a few years, then used the drill with the extractor (non-threaded end) to rough up and open the hill I already created prior. Then flipped the extractor over to the threaded side. The bolt had blue Loctite, and my drill was not strong enough to torque the it. I had to use a 1/4 Craftsman wrench (closed end), and even then my own chest and arm strength weren't enough and I'm not particularly weak. Hitting the open end of the wrench with a hammer pretty hard finally got the bolt to start spinning (shock force is like magic for stuff like this). I was hitting so hard that I was worried any of the 3 items (hollowed bolt, extractor, wrench) might break. None did.. that certainly speaks to the extractor's strength. I was uncertain about these extractors at first, but after this, I have pretty high confidence in them. Be sure you're wrenching ALL the way flush with the bolt.. BELOW the thin parts of the extractors.. to minimize the risk of breaking the extractor. Wrenching from the middle, or anywhere above the thin part on the ends, is a bad idea. Hope this review gives others some confidence, especially those who have never done this before. It took a little bit of force, but it was a very simple and EASY task! DIY win!