Stuck Insert

[BWallace10327]

I have a perfectly good GT 3555 trad shaft that has a messed up insert in it.  Is there a secret to removing this?  Thanks in advance.

[Pete McMiller]

Depends on how it was glued in.  Both epoxy and hot melt require added heat.  The difference is that if it was glued with epoxy the shaft might be damaged in the process.

The best way is to screw a long field point into the insert and heat with a torch until is slightly loose then twist out with a pliars.  Careful that you don't overheat it.

[Fat Clyde]

Pull the nock off and drop a good size drill bit into the shaft. Use a whipping motion holding onto the fletch so that the bit slides down the shaft acting as a hammer. It'll drive the insert out from the inside like a hammer. Works every time.

[shag08]

I super glue mine in. To remove, pull the nock out and drop a drill bit (just slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the shaft) down the shaft. Then sling the hell out of it...basically using the drill bit as an internal slide hammer...turn arrow nock down, then sling the snot out of it in a downward motion. I've not had one yet that I couldn't remove this way. Just be sure to do it in a safe place. They fly loose pretty violently when they come from there, along with the drill bit.

[BWallace10327]

Great idea.  Thanks everyone.

[KSdan]

Originally posted by Fat Clyde:
Pull the nock off and drop a good size drill bit into the shaft. Use a whipping motion holding onto the fletch so that the bit slides down the shaft acting as a hammer. It'll drive the insert out from the inside like a hammer. Works every time.

Ditto x2
Works perfect

[The Whittler]

If you use a drill bit make sure there's no windows or mirrors around. That insert comes out kind of fast.

[Orion]

I received some used arrows a while ago.  Don 't know what the inserts were put in with, but even using a drill bit like a hammer, as suggested above, could not dislodge a few of them.  Works most of the time though.

Tried heat on those as well, and that didn't work either.

[Chain2]

The ole drill bit trick.....