| Author | Message | ||
     Elmono |
I took my carb off to tool on it and there's about 5 screws top and bottom that are completely rounded out. There's no way to use a screwdriver on these things. It really sucks when I find stuff like this on my bike. What's scary is that this bikes previous owner is Barnett Harley in El Paso. | ||
| Seth |
...so you want to know how to get them out or are you just ragging on Barnett? just wanted to know to ensure my response was appropriate | ||
| Bomber |
LOL, Seth -- lots of ways to get the screws out (I often wonder why all carb makers use such soft metal in this kidna application) lots of way to rag on Barnett, as well -- we're all ready to help Elmono ;-} | ||
| Buellzebub |
first thing i was told to do when i derestricted (is that a word?) my CV was to replace the screws with comparable allen head ones. i beleave they use the soft metal to prevent stripping out the threads in the body, capscrews are much cheaper than carb bodies. phillips screws suck | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
My approach is to demel a nice slot into the head of the screw and use a hammer-driven impact tool to shock them out. | ||
| Aldaytona |
I have removed lots of them over the years, needle nose vice grips seem to work the best, and easiest. | ||
| Bookyoh |
I have had the best success removing those screws with my hand impact wrench. Have to remove the carb, of course, so I can support the area under the screw and then give the impacter a firm hit with a hammer. Mark | ||
| Tunes |
When I worked as a wrench in a jap/euro bike shop years ago, I was told the screws were soft cause: 1. cheap 2. prevent reuse, i.e. they wanted you to replace them after every disassembly. 3. the shop would know if they had been tampered with. All of the screw removal methods mentioned will work... cause I've tried them all... even cutting the heads off and unscrewing the remaining threaded rod... even had to soak a carb(s)(Amals) in carb cleaner (nasty stuff) to remove corrosion before I could start taking them apart. Ya, all the plastic parts were toasted but I was rebuilding the carbs anyway. | ||
| Elmono |
Not just ragging, sorry if my venting offended. Thanks for the help, needle nose locking pliers did the trick. I replaced the screws, but I couldn't find the allen head ones. |
