How to remove metal stud tracks from concrete floors and walls when they have these hammer/pin driver anchors? Photos provided…
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Those look like drive pins which expand at the bottom. Trying to pull them out will make a huge hole in the concrete and frustrate you. Use a grinder to cut them flush.
Like Florida Man says, grinder.
A trick I learned from some smart Limey carpenter on YouTube- when you're installing expanding anchors, if you have room, over drill them- then the next guy can drive the pin or bolt through the bottom and patch the remaining hole.
So before you use the grinder, try over-driving the pin- somebody might have been looking out for you.
What kind of tool would I use to try and drive it in further? Sorry, I’m a diy’er, not a professional. Thanks!
Basically, whatever works.
A piece of rebar, a bolt or screwdriver you don't mind messing up a bit or a 40d nail, Search on "punch" at the Harbor Freight site.
If you're good with a ball peen hammer, that can get it low enough to not cause problems, although probably not low enough to allow a durable patch.
Not one chance in one hundred of anyone doing that.
They are called rawls and if you use an oversized drill bit they should just pop out
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Only if you buy the Rawl brand, otherwise they are drive pins or a quick drive anchor. They are made by many companies.