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DavidOfMA Senior Member Offline Getting back in gear after a long time away Posts: 336 Beverly, MA Gender:	Re: Frozen carb drain plug screw Reply #15 - 02/10/13 at 14:38:43 The European configuration sounds better than what is on my bike, anyway, which is a Phillips head combined with a normal screwdriver slot. The metal seems pretty soft, the head easy to strip, like so many of the screws on this carb.
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Re: Frozen carb drain plug screw
Reply #16 - 02/12/13 at 09:06:41

Got the drain screw loose with repeated applications of PB Blaster, tapping it side-to-side, and trying to loosen with a big flat-blade screwdriver that exactly fit the slot. It's also 25 degrees warmer, which might have helped. Squirted some more PB Blaster on the threads while I had it loose and then tightened it. It opens and closes easily now.

Stupid question, but how tight should it be? I tightened it finger tight with a large screwdriver, then torqued it slightly using my whole hand. It's about one turn tighter than the minimum it needs to be to stop the bowl from draining.

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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Frozen carb drain plug screw Reply #17 - 02/12/13 at 13:02:57 The screw just needs to be snug enough that it doesn't leak, or vibrate out. It is not holding the carb together......it is just keeping the gasoline inside. Two fingers on the screwdriver is probably enough - this carb just uses a thumb grip on the drain screw.
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DavidOfMA Senior Member Offline Getting back in gear after a long time away Posts: 336 Beverly, MA Gender:	Re: Frozen carb drain plug screw Reply #18 - 02/12/13 at 13:08:38 Thanks. So, I've over tightened it. Maybe that's what the previous owner did, and why it froze. I'll adjust accordingly.
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gone fishing Full Member Offline Posts: 152 Gender:	Re: Frozen carb drain plug screw Reply #19 - 02/12/13 at 14:24:48 I had mine loose today and it was tight. Bike is not a year old yet. I probably couldn't have got it loose with a regular Phillips head screw driver. I have an assortment of socket bits and found one that fit perfect. Broke loose easy using a 1/4 inch ratchet. I didn't put it back nearly as tight.
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DavidOfMA Senior Member Offline Getting back in gear after a long time away Posts: 336 Beverly, MA Gender:	Re: Frozen carb drain plug screw Reply #20 - 02/12/13 at 15:50:44 Is the drain valve mechanism all metal-to-metal, or are there rubber or plastic parts that could be damaged by overtightening?
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