Removing Broken Sprinkler Pipe Use a 5/8 inch spade bit to remove the broken end of the pipe when a sprinkler breaks off. Just run a slow drill in reverse and it should bite into the broken stub stuck in the pipe. This article comes from Geek Papa: http://geekpapa.com/ The URL for this story is: http://geekpapa.com/art32.html Copyright 2005-2006 GeekPapa.com Read our Terms of Use.