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Thanks everyone for your helpful comments. This repair job got off to a bad start by not getting the drill hole dead centre, despite using a centre punch before starting. I am not at all used to...

Yes — the bolt extractor I was using was for RH thread. The bolt is probably the right one, but I may never know, the way things are looking. Thanks for your input.

Omg — I assumed it was a normal thread — I was pulling the wrong way! Which then explains why the extractor freaked out too. I’m in deep do-dos

The bolt that holds the blade on my GMC saw has seized, and I sheared the end off trying to remove it. Not only that, I also broke a screw extractor trying to get it out. There’s no way that shaft...