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$@#%$ screw!
08/28/09 at 20:07:20

How the frick am I supposed to be able to do anything on this bike if I can't get any of the screws out?

PB blasted - at least 7 times. Impact wrench - nothing. Torque wrench - nothing except a now stripped out phillips screw head. Soooo -- I go to try a screw extractor for the first time.

Pilot hole. All is well so far. Second hole. So far so good. Go to hammer in the extractor. Hammer once. Let go. Extractor falls onto the floor - with the tip of it left in my screw.

Begin excessive cursing (ok, I won't lie, tears of frustration). Seriously, what do I do now? Short of throwing the bike in the dumpster, which is about at the point I am at the moment.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Online Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: $@#%$ screw! Reply #1 - 08/28/09 at 20:31:57 what fricken screw are you trying to get out? If you can grab the head with a pair of vice grips...
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danibugg Junior Member Offline Posts: 59 PNW Gender:	Re: $@#%$ screw! Reply #2 - 08/28/09 at 20:35:17 Don't you love the word fricken'? All I'm trying to do is put a new turn signal on. It's the screw that holds the turn signal base into the bracket on the front fork -- so it's recessed enough the vice grips can't get at it.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: $@#%$ screw! Reply #3 - 08/29/09 at 04:48:52 I hesitate to ask, but which way you crankin on it?
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Re: $@#%$ screw!
Reply #4 - 08/29/09 at 05:01:05

Stuck screws are about as much a pissoff as a small part falling down a rabbit hole, or hiding a part or tool from yourself when you know the thing is within arms reach. Angry

Try soaking the screw with some Seafoam Deep Creep and let it sit for a couple of days. Hopefully you can dig out the extractor and try another one.

When I was a kid I had a Yamaha GTMX80 (72cc minibike) that had a bolt break off in the transmission. Then of course the extractor broke off in the bolt. It took me two years of on-and-off drilling to get the piece out. Luckily you can just hack off the whole turn signal assembly and start over if worse comes to worst.

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danibugg Junior Member Offline Posts: 59 PNW Gender:	Re: $@#%$ screw! Reply #5 - 08/29/09 at 07:39:56 justin_o_guy - Counterclockwise, but thanks for double checking Boule'tard - I saw the Seafoam deep creep at the store for the first time the other day, next to the PB Blaster. I was curious as to how it worked. I'm dubious of my ability to get the extractor head out, but I've got Sakara hunting for a new mount...
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Reply #6 - 08/29/09 at 09:03:54

Would it help any to loosen the 8mm that clamps the mount to the fork tube & rotate the whole mess, raise it some, get away from the lower triple tree? The tighten it & have better access to the screwed up screw?
I had trouble here, too. I had the wrong screwdriver tip. A pin punch & a few light, well positioned strokes of the hammer put the meat of the phillips ( JIC?) head back in place well enough I could get it with a better tip.

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4carbcorvair Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 175 Maine Gender:	Re: $@#%$ screw! Reply #7 - 08/29/09 at 10:14:22 So far, this is the only complaint I have with my bike, every screw that I have tried to remove has been a fight. Well, with the exception of my header pipe bolts, those won't stay tight. I can't image how these bikes are going to be when they have some age, rust and corrosion on them....
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jabman Senior Member Offline Posts: 411 England Gender:	Re: $@#%$ screw! Reply #8 - 08/29/09 at 12:54:40 i am hearing you guys! i thought it was just me. ive drilled out or grinded several of screws out on this bike.
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Digger Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ya gotta be tough to ride singles! Posts: 1604 Colorado Springs, CO Gender:	Re: $@#%$ screw! Reply #9 - 08/29/09 at 19:40:27 Seems as if the darkest days of my life have all involved easy-outs.
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danibugg Junior Member Offline Posts: 59 PNW Gender:	Re: $@#%$ screw! Reply #10 - 08/29/09 at 20:28:50 Digger wrote on 08/29/09 at 19:40:27: Seems as if the darkest days of my life have all involved easy-outs. "Easy-out" seems to be a bit of a misnomer, I'm quickly discovering.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Online Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: $@#%$ screw! Reply #11 - 08/29/09 at 23:43:19 drill the head out, expand the clamp and slip it off the tube. expand some more, and use a vise grip on the shaft.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: $@#%$ screw! Reply #12 - 08/30/09 at 01:05:03 Theyll open that far w/o cracking?
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Rocco Serious Thumper Offline addicted 2 riding TcB Posts: 1049 south florida Gender:	Re: $@#%$ screw! Reply #13 - 08/30/09 at 06:53:10 i had to put new turn signals on the back because the bulb itself was so corroded in there i snapped the wires @ the base of the bulb attempting to gettin it out! i even removed the front bulbs just 2 make sure i wasn't crazy
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speedingman Junior Member Offline Take'n it one day at a time Posts: 99	Re: $@#%$ screw! Reply #14 - 08/30/09 at 06:53:43 Add an impact driver to your tool collection, you just hit the but of it and it turns the screw out. heres one! http://www0.shopping.com/xPO-Impact_Hand_Impact_Driver_Tool
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