Was it worth the effort ? Advice needed...........


I purchased a Sistrum Sub Stand for my Sunfire Sub. The results were utterly astounding. I decided to put Audio Points under the bar stock legs of my Magnepan 1.6's. The removal process and installation of the points went really smooth. Upon assembly one screw from the leg mount swisted off and it will not come out. Kind of cross treaded I guess. With out any warning of a treading problem it just broke off. I put the remainder of the hardware on and set them back up. The sound difference is incredible too. But I noticed that the panel is vibrating from not being secured to the leg structure. So I'm looking for advice as to how to get this broken bolt removed. Help .........please !
zenieth

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Always try the easiest fix first, which would be use a pair of vise grips to remove the broken off stud. If the piece that the points thread into is removable, you might be able to get to the stud from the other side but I'm not familiar with this set-up. You can also try using a punch or small chisel & using a hammer, work the broken stud out. Depending on the hardness of the metal, you can try hammering a sharp phillips screwdriver into the end. If there's not enough metal to grip, try an easy out. Use the biggest one that will fit.

If an easy fix won't work, you'll have to drill out the stud & either rethread or heli coil the buggered up threads.