23-01-2019, 05:42 PM
"Small second hand Stilson wrench from Chesterfield market (£2.00) with an extension pipe and some heat if necessary. Hasn't failed yet".
Glad to hear it works OK for you, but the biggest problem with using Stilsons or Mole grips is that they pretty much always mark the studs up. A marked & damaged stud is a WEAK stud. Best to avoid this sort of damage if at all possible.
My preference is the Sykes type mentioned numerous times above. A metric set works perfectly well on imperial studs, all be it sometimes 1/4" studs are a little difficult to get down the extractor. Having said that when extracting 1/4" studs I usually use the 2 nut method as a 1/2" drive extractor seems like overkill to me.
Glad to hear it works OK for you, but the biggest problem with using Stilsons or Mole grips is that they pretty much always mark the studs up. A marked & damaged stud is a WEAK stud. Best to avoid this sort of damage if at all possible.
My preference is the Sykes type mentioned numerous times above. A metric set works perfectly well on imperial studs, all be it sometimes 1/4" studs are a little difficult to get down the extractor. Having said that when extracting 1/4" studs I usually use the 2 nut method as a 1/2" drive extractor seems like overkill to me.