I bought some bolt extractors (Alden Grabit-Pro 8430P) to remove a stripped and seized bolt on my bike. My efforts with the extractors were unsuccessful – After a lot of effort, I gave up on the extractors and was able to drill through the bolt and cut it in half. I was able to destroy one of the Grabit-Pro extractors though. I’m disappointed in the product. I took some fun macro photos to share. It broke after I was finally able to get some “bite” from the extractor. Maybe I ran the drill too fast? Maybe the bolt had seized too much? Maybe the extractor was defective? Either way, I ended up with a broken bolt extractor.
