It could easily have been me that broke a torx bit off in a hex grub screw but, in fact, this time it was someone else.
I have an outside gate with a cast iron/steel lever handle, like a normal door handle. The handle is fixed to the spindle with a hex grub screw (m5?), which is seized. I thought the grub screw was broken in half and I was just about to drill it out when I noticed that the hex socket is filled with the remains of a torx bit that someone must have jammed in ages ago. Being hardened, my drilling idea seems to be no good.
Does anyone have any bright ideas?
The reason for removal is so that I can get the knackered spindle off to replace it. The only idea I’ve had so far is to try drilling from the opposite side to try and hit the screw from the bottom.
I have an outside gate with a cast iron/steel lever handle, like a normal door handle. The handle is fixed to the spindle with a hex grub screw (m5?), which is seized. I thought the grub screw was broken in half and I was just about to drill it out when I noticed that the hex socket is filled with the remains of a torx bit that someone must have jammed in ages ago. Being hardened, my drilling idea seems to be no good.
Does anyone have any bright ideas?
The reason for removal is so that I can get the knackered spindle off to replace it. The only idea I’ve had so far is to try drilling from the opposite side to try and hit the screw from the bottom.