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#5 E-Z Lok Externally Threaded Insert, C12L14 Carbon Steel, Metric Coarse/UNC Threads, Meets AISI 12L14, Inch/Metric, Thick Wall, Made in US #7
    Features:
  • Easy to Use Solution For Repairing Damaged Threads in Metal
  • Install With Standard Drill & Tap; NO Special Tools Needed
  • Self Locking; Preapplied Adhesive Activates Upon Installation and is Fastener-Ready in 3-5 Minutes
  • Strong, Solid Construction Design
  • Ideal For Soft Metals Like Aluminum, Cast Iron, or Magnesium
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SizeMetric Coarse/UNC Threads, Meets AISI 12L14"
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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.