I bought an EZOut set at AutoZone. I'm trying to use the #1 screw extractor. The end of the extractor is a 4-sided shank, coming to a point:
(http://gs500.specialgreen.com/img/extractor.jpg)
(no, that's not a GS500 in the picture... I broke the brake disc set-screw on a VW).
I'm not sure how best to turn the extractor. If it had 3 sides, I could put it in a drill. The extractor packaging says to use a wrench to turn it, but the sides of the 4-sided shank are very narrow (0.112 inches), so it doesn't have much of a flat area for a wrench to grab onto.
It seems like a miniscule 12-point socket would work (if they made them that small).
I use a handle from a tap and die set when using extractors.
hammer in the left hand, cresent in the right. tap tap, try to turn. repeat, it will eventually come out
Yea that tap and die handle thingy ...
Cool.
Srinath.