DEWALT MAX IMPACT Screw Extractor Set - WILL IT WORK??

DEWALT MAX IMPACT Screw Extractor Set - WILL IT WORK??

In this video I try out a stripped screw extractor set by DeWalt. I bought this at my local big box home hardware store and thought it looked pretty good! See the stripped screw and the screw extractor bit up-close and watch it in action.

If you've used tools like this let the community know down in the comments section below!

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[andyharris]

In similar situations I've always found that cutting a slot with a Dremel and then using a flat head to get the screw out worked pretty well in the past.

[chindahlquist]

I bought a manual kit. So you use the drill to prep the stripped screw, but when extracting, you use ratchet with little bit of pressure. Worked for me. Take your time and don't over power the tools.

[xDaggerCG]

Make sure to use the slow speed high torque setting (1) on your drill when doing the extracting. Only use the high speed (2) setting for making the initial pilot hole.

[brianwilson]

Pretty sure the instant shock from a single speed setting was the culprit. Needs to be used at slow speed with variable speed drill.

[robertleemeyer]

Never had any luck with any kind of screw extractor. They either stripped out or broke just like yours. Especially with hardened steel head bolts on my Subaru. For most non-head bolt jobs (which I refuse to even try), I use the tried-and-true Dremel method: cutting a slot in the top with the grinding disc and then turning it with a slotted screwdriver.

[tillertiller]

I have used this type of tool with great success which surprised me because the screw I wanted to remove was over torqued and threadlocked into place. There are 2 things you have to do for this to be successful. 1) when using the bit to drill out the screw head, use the bit the size smaller than the recommended one then use the bit the next size up when you attempt removal. 2) use hand tools only when using the removal end of the bit. Power tools have too much immediate torque.

[bowman]

Meant to be used with an impact driver at low torque setting

[cantshootthis]

I used that exact set a few days ago. I had to switch from the smallest extractor to the medium one. I think a difference in how I got them to work was that I was using an impact drill, and I had it go very slowly. I was also pressing very hard into the screw.

[paullarouche]

I had the very same results...now I know I'm not the only one this happens to. Thanks!

[Bill-qzdv]

Craftsman had the same system before they were made in China and had similar results. I went and bought a what I would call a traditional screw extractor set. I have used these in the past. They take a little longer but are tried and true and work

[photog]

I have an old set of Craftsman (back when Craftsman still made good stuff) extractors but never used them...until two weeks ago. I simply took a 3/32" drill bit and drilled into the broken 1/4-20 bolt, then removed it with the extractor. Worked like a charm.

[lucybee]

When that bit broke.!!! Omfg I'm dying... so unexpected its hilarious 😂🤣😂

[notundermywatch]

Some things may have been done better
1. Drill a hole in the screw head first
2. Use a bigger extractor bit
3. Go very slow on rotation but with as much pressure as possible applied on the screw
!! Go counterclockwise from the start.

[m_hall]

After a few initial failed attempts, and watching this video I was discouraged, but this exact set did end up working for me! 🙌🏻

[satiashaw]

Wow, thank you so much for doing this! No matter what I watch or read or try, I can't get these things to work. (Even trying the belittling "corrections" that some commenters post.) Great video, this and your follow up. Ignore any cutting comments from the crowd. This is a great, real use video and appreciated by real folks like me just trying to make these things work when we really need them!

[soplam]

I think the idea of the drilling part is good because you could always make a small rectangle shade with the smaller ones a try with a flat head screw driver to remove the screw

[harpoon]

Used a similar set recently. The extraction bit with the thread was also spinning inside the screw, even when going slowly with the drill. So I then did it by hand by attaching the extraction bit to a ratchet. This worked as after a few turns it started biting and took the screw out.

[erincates]

Just used the Speedout (As Seen On TV) version on a bolt that the head had been cut off. The key is use a variable speed drill/driver and to go with the extractor end to avoid stripping the pocket out. Both steps are done in reverse setting, at least with the Speedout version.

[emilyosays]

I also broke off two of the extractor ends of the bits to the similar set - grabit speed out extractor set. But they DID work using the other sizes eventually. I used the drill slowly until it “grabbed” and the removed the drill and used a socket wrench to finish it out. Boy it was an ordeal I tell you.

[prmcollin]

I was about 1 for 8 on those today. Never had luck with these types of extractors.