Bolts on Reg/Rec stuck

[Colby]

Call me an idiot but is there a special screw driver needed to remove the reg/rec from a curvy?

On mine I have two big crosshead screw/bolt things but not like normal bolts/screws.

I tried a normal crosshead and a flat head screw driver and none of them fit well enough to undo the screw

Any ideas?

[Keith1983]

I have no idea what it is you're trying to remove but it might be a torx screwdriver, they look a bit like a phillips head but with more slots.

[Colby]

Nope its not one of those. Its like a double flat head screw in an X shape.

[hovis]

i think mine was held on with 10mm sockethead bolts

[Colby]

yeah... i just looked at the parts fiche at Alpha sports and it looks completey different to what is holding the reg/rec on......

Bugger....looks like someone has bodged it....

[hovis]

sounds like they are phillips head screws?

[Colby]

They look like :

http://www.screwfix.co.uk/prods/18397/Bolts/Roofing-Bolts/Roofing-Bolt-M5-x-20mm

[hovis]

They look like :

http://www.screwfix.co.uk/prods/18397/Bolts/Roofing-Bolts/Roofing-Bolt-M5-x-20mm


ohhhhhhhh

they are nasty little things, cos you cant get a screwdriver to fit properly.
a phillips is no good.......... you just need a big flat head screwdriver.

[Colby]

Ah... its not just me being a ham fisted nitwit then....

[Alpinestarhero]

Have you tried wacking the screwdriver with a hammer when its in the bolt? This might help to break it from the thread. Also, try soaking with e.g. wd40 overnight

Matt

[Alpinestarhero]

Impact driver, thats what you need

[dirtydog]

Ah... its not just me being a ham fisted nitwit then....


No but that probably doesn't help matters ;)

As Hovis said a flat head screwdriver should do, if they're a bit stiff try some penetrating fluid

[timwilky]

I would be inclined to check that there are no nuts fitted behind the frame mounting. if there are, they would be locking the bolts in place,

[Blue_SV650S]

Impact driver, thats what you need

+1 ...

Whack the feck with an impact driver and It'll concede in no time!!! 8)

If you keep trying without and round the heads of the bolts ... you are screwed (pardon the pun :D) and you will need to drill them out ...