Reddit reviews E-Z Lok Externally Threaded Insert, C12L14 Carbon Steel, Metric Coarse/UNC Threads, Meets AISI 12L14, Inch/Metric, Thick Wall, Made in US
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Easy to Use Solution For Repairing Damaged Threads in MetalInstall With Standard Drill & Tap; NO Special Tools NeededSelf Locking; Preapplied Adhesive Activates Upon Installation and is Fastener-Ready in 3-5 MinutesStrong, Solid Construction DesignIdeal For Soft Metals Like Aluminum, Cast Iron, or Magnesium
Too late for this, but easy outs are NOT for use with seized screws. They are only for use with screws whose head is buggered.
I wrote this up a while back, you should give it a read:
Best tools for removing broken or stripped screws.
As for getting the easy out OUT, there is another option, but you need some crazy tools. Mainly a drill-press stand for your hand held drill, and a hollow, diamond coring bit, like what you would use for drilling a hole through glass or ceramic. If you can cut around the easy out with the coring bit, then you can break it free. Next, you finish over-drilling the hole, and then insert a threaded insert to bring the hole back down to the correct size.
Parts I'm talking about:
Drill guide The drill guide is important because the coring bits will walk all over the place since they don't have a center point. The guide can be fastened, held, etc. in place better, and help guide the bit to where it needs to go.
Core bit
You can also use a more standard bimetallic hole saw, just without the pilot bit installed.
Threadsert (Choose the ID of the original fastener, and find it in SS, not carbon) Don't use a Helicoil, those things are shit. (Speaking from LOTS of experience here...)
Two taps that match the outside threading of the threaded insert. One a taper tap, and one a bottoming tap.