8mm bolt extractor8/13/2023 ![]() ![]() It's just what I would do if it were me and based on 7 years of mechanic experience and the past few years as an engineer maintaining airbag production equipment, the LH drill bit would be MY "best method. I'm not trying to be argumentative either, just explaining why I have the opinion I have. In this case, I have no doubts it would be perfect. The first position, to the left, renders the rifle fully operational. One of the most recognizable features of the Mauser action is the three-position safety at the rear of the bolt. Then, if the threads are seized, you'll be grabbing the drill anyway.Īgain, not saying what you guys are suggesting won't work. Other innovations of the Mauser 98 action are the powerful claw extractor, first developed in 1892, and the 18-pound mainspring driving the firing pin. Then there's the risk of nicking those weight balanced CV axles with the grinder. Just imagining the time to drill one hole part way into the bolt head versus the time to grind off the entire head, I think the drill would be faster. Either way though, nothing with the suspension was in the way. ![]() I could be wrong though, I may have used an extension on my impact. I'm pretty sure a normal sized cordless with a normal length drill bit would work just fine. I used my impact gun to pull the flange bolts out. I just barely pulled my axles as part of a 5 speed swap I've been doing over the last couple of weekends. My Passat is currently on stands with the wheels off. Might as well start with the last resort and save the time.Ĭlick to expand.Once I'm home from work, I guess I'll have to take a picture for you. ![]() End of the day with a stripped bolt, you'll end up drilling it out if everything else fails anyway. It's just my opinion that LH bits are the easiest and quickest with the least potential for worsening an already bad situation. I'm not saying any other method won't work. I'd still put money down that a LH bit would be your saving grace in that situation too. Then you're pulling out the drill anyway to try an easy-out, and that snaps off in the bolt. Or worse, the bolt breaks right at the base of the flange. Then that tiny surface gets buggered and you can't get a good bite with vice-grips any more. If the threads are seized/rusted/thread-locked, then it may be pretty difficult. Then you're relying on using vice-grips, grinding a slot for a flat screwdriver, or some other similar method to grab a pretty small area on the bolt. What about the rest of the bolt though? You still have to get that out. Sure, cut the bolt head off and you'll get the axle out. To this day, after over one hundred-twenty years, the Mauser rifle is still one of the world’s most popular bolt action rifles.Click to expand.Cutting off the head of the bolt doesn't get the bolt out. Among those are the M1903 Springfield, Winchester Model 70, M1917 Enfield, Savage Model 110, Remington Model 700, and the Ruger Model 77. The Mauser rifle design has inspired some of the most popular firearms in the world. By 1944, the number of employees at Oberndorf had skyrocketed to an amazing 12,000 people with production being concentrated on the Models 98K, Luger, P-38 and HSC. This may have been the end of the Mauser legacy, if not for the rearmament of Germany in the 1930’s. The Mauser plant at Oberndorf, which had produced so many of the military weapons used in WW1, was greatly scaled down after the war to approximately 750 workers who were engaged in the production of sporting rifles and pistols. Turkey, China, Serbia, Mexico, Costa Rica, and numerous South American countries ordered rifles of the Mauser design. This would also prove to be a highly successful design and just one of many models to follow.įollowing the development of the Model 98, the Mauser name began to receive worldwide recognition. It was twenty some years later that the Mauser Military Model 1896, commonly referred to as the Broomhandle Mauser pistol, was introduced. The long and fascinating history of Mauser rifles began with the acceptance of the Model 1871 by the Prussian War department. Paul and Wilhelm Mauser couldn’t possibly have known the impact their simple yet effective turn bolt design would have on the future of firearms. ![]()
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