FGT1958
Active Member
I was in the process of stripping the bolt down to check the headspace and as I was driving the extractor pins' roll pin retainer out, the punch started to bend. So I immediately stopped and tried to remove the punch. That is when the punch snapped off. There was a little bit of the punch extending from the hole and I tried to extract it with vice grips. That broke it off the rest of the way.
I ground down the tip of the broken punch and have tried to drive it through, with no luck. Any ideas on how to get this thing out? I hesitate to try and drill it out as the bit is so small. Maybe try to drive it out the other way? In any event, I need a new 1/16" punch!
I ground down the tip of the broken punch and have tried to drive it through, with no luck. Any ideas on how to get this thing out? I hesitate to try and drill it out as the bit is so small. Maybe try to drive it out the other way? In any event, I need a new 1/16" punch!