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Dee4Life
28-04-10, 07:13 PM
Hi, i'm looking for some advice folks. I've bought a rear hugger for my SV and need to remove the stock chain guard but have managed to ' strip ' the screw head on one of the 2 retaining screws and can't get the screw out now. :(

I wondered if anyone had any ideas on how to remove the stubborn wee sod !
timwilky
28-04-10, 07:20 PM
Drill the head off, remove the chain guard and get hold of it with some decent mole grips
Stuuk1
28-04-10, 07:45 PM
philips head or flat headed screw?

You could hammer a groove in the screw head so you can use a flat headed screw driver.
Owenski
28-04-10, 07:47 PM
just resolved this myself, drill straight through the lot of it, then when fitting the hugger use a nut and bolt.
MiniG
28-04-10, 07:48 PM
Vice grips on the screw head. I've used a hacksaw in the past to cut a groove in a stuck bolt....
Stuuk1
28-04-10, 08:02 PM
just resolved this myself, drill straight through the lot of it, then when fitting the hugger use a nut and bolt.

Or do that...
Dee4Life
28-04-10, 08:11 PM
Thanks for the tips, it's a Philips head, i've used a hacksaw to cut a groove i n the head and will try a flat headed screw driver ( need to buy a bigger one first ), failing that will go with option of drilling it out

cheers
yorkie_chris
28-04-10, 10:08 PM
They are a bit of a bugger as they never get touched and the steel and ally react.
Owenski
28-04-10, 10:12 PM
They are a bit of a bugger as they never get touched and the steel and ally react.

lol sounds familiar
Nicky S
28-04-10, 11:37 PM
philips head or flat headed screw?

You could hammer a groove in the screw head so you can use a flat headed screw driver.

allways works

Vice grips on the screw head. I've used a hacksaw in the past to cut a groove in a stuck bolt....

same here

lol sounds familiar

why is everthing made of cheese on the sv lol
yorkie_chris
29-04-10, 07:50 AM
allways works

Problem is you cannot hammer too hard. Little tab can snap at weld.
Drew Carey
29-04-10, 07:56 AM
I had this problem some time ago. We simply sprayed the annoying blighter in WD40 for a couple of days. Then put bike on abba stand, removed the rear wheel. Mole grips on front and back. All sorted.