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What Customers Are Saying
Customers report mixed results with these screw extractors, with roughly half satisfied but many experiencing significant failures. The dominant complaint centers on frequent breakage—extractors snap, shear, or break off during use, often before removing the bolt. Reviewers describe the tools as brittle and made with cheap metal that fails under torque. While some succeed in lighter applications, performance is highly conditional on bolt tightness, size, and proper technique with compatible tools. Several note that cost savings are false when failures require additional labor or replacement. Overall, customers approach these extractors with caution, viewing them as unreliable under real-world stress despite occasional success.
Customer review summary generated by AI, including incentivized reviews.Great tool!
Would RecommendVery handy purchase. I wish it came with a drill bit but otherwise.....perfect!
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Would not recommend nor buy again.
Would Not RecommendThey were fine. Not great for hardened materials. Terrible instructions, if you were to try to use them. Grip? Thats hilarious. Annihilated one of them on an exhaust stud. Would not recommend nor buy again.
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Worked exactly as I had expected. Fair price point too.
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Good tools
Would RecommendThese worked great for my project. Good tools to have in my shop.
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What I needed
Would RecommendWorked perfect for removing broken bolt.
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Not the size listed
Would Not RecommendGot it to remove a 3/4 size like listed and the bigger it goes is 1/2” not at all helpful when it’s not even the correct size.
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The right tool
Would RecommendMy husband has been searching for these when we found them at Lowe’s. They worked perfectly for the job.
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got the job done
Would Recommendworked as intended
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failed under professional work.
Would Not RecommendFollow the instructions and made it worse than I expected. Ended up throwing it away from not being able to reuse it again. Sadly disappointed.
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you can trust these tools
Would RecommendI like thet they are very sturdy and durable. they are able to get the job done that I needed them for
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Awesome Product
Would RecommendHaven't tried it, but it sure is pretty in a nice little case.
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works well
Would Recommenddoes what it should
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Does the job it was designed for well!
Would RecommendProduct Works Great
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Yup
Would Not RecommendYup
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