Well this is annoying. Any suggestions...

[Mfresh]

Basically I have got a set of four Sys 11 legs, but one of them has a leg leveler snapped off and seized in. So how do I get that little nubbin of leg leveller out of the leg without wrecking the thread in the leg?

Any suggestions gratefully received!

 

[Arv]

Soak it in your favourite rust remover / lube and use pliers to turn it.

 

[Fubar]

With a dremel, cut a notch in the end of the bolt that's inside the leg, then use a flat head screwdriver?

 

[Pooman2084]

Soak in WD overnight then heat gun and monkey grips.

If that doesn’t work then tap a guide hole in the end and drill it out using larger and larger drill bits.

YMMV!

 

[Pooman2084]

With a dremel, cut a notch in the end of the bolt that's inside the leg, then use a flat head screwdriver?

Or this. When i tried this before the metal just bent knackering the end, but others seems to have done this successfully.

 

[myPinballs]

in the past on cars mainly i usually grind a flat onto the end of the bit that sticks out so you can get an adjustable spanner on it. wd40 overnight first though

 

[strobey]

^grind or file a flat on one edge, use a spanner. You'll need the torque!

 

[Fantazia2]

Soak in penetrant and then two nuts on the exposed thread tightened together and then turn the lowest one to turn it out the top of the leg.

 

[Jagspete]

Get a plumbers torch on whats left of the leveller, if you can get it glowing red all the better, then turn out using molegrips or lock
2 nuts together on it and use the bottom one to turn it out.

 

[JT.]

If liquid penetrant doesn't work you can also heat it up with a blowtorch - the heating then cooling cycle causes expansion/contraction which can loosen it off.

 

[AlanJ]

If you have an induction hob, put that end of the leg on the hob, full blast. it will get very hot and smelly, whilst hot the thread should unscrew easily with a pair of pliers.

Yes I have used this method several times.

Don’t do it when the Mrs is in da house

 

[Max]

Those threads don’t look too good, don’t think you’d get a nut on it. Heat and molegrips