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Old 16-01-09, 04:15 PM   #1
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Default Tight screws

Following on from me getting a few freebies I need to remove things from my bike.
However, whoever put the various screws in must have been taking a day off from pumping iron cos I can't budge the buggers. Also, I don't want to ferk up the cross heads.
Any tips of how to remove excessively tight screws without damaging them ???
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Old 16-01-09, 04:18 PM   #2
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penetrating fluid? Impact driver?
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Old 16-01-09, 04:19 PM   #3
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I was thinking along the same lines as an impact driver.
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Old 16-01-09, 04:20 PM   #4
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a great big torque wrench
use a hammer to hit the screw a couple of times (not excessively hard though)
try to tighten it slightly, then undo it.
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Old 16-01-09, 04:24 PM   #5
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Impact driver
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Old 16-01-09, 04:47 PM   #6
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24" breaker bar + halford pro screwdriver bits for socket sets

have yet to meet a nut or bolt it couldn't undo with even a feather touch...
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Old 16-01-09, 04:47 PM   #7
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Following on from me getting a few freebies I need to remove things from my bike.
However, whoever put the various screws in must have been taking a day off from pumping iron cos I can't budge the buggers. Also, I don't want to ferk up the cross heads.
Any tips of how to remove excessively tight screws without damaging them ???
the most common cause for people rounding off heads of screws is using an incorrect/damaged screwdriver. make sure its the correct size for the screw and it shouldnt round off. Cheap screwdrivers have damaged/dodgey heads and often round screws off.
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Old 16-01-09, 05:11 PM   #8
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Following on from me getting a few freebies I need to remove things from my bike.
However, whoever put the various screws in must have been taking a day off from pumping iron cos I can't budge the buggers. Also, I don't want to ferk up the cross heads.
Any tips of how to remove excessively tight screws without damaging them ???
where are the screws?

i guess its probably common sense, but dont use impact driver on plastic

as the only thing i can think of that has screws is the screen.
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Old 17-01-09, 09:35 PM   #9
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All sorted now.
I got the biggest cross head screwdriver I could, hammerred it in and used a spanner to turn a wierd handle thing I had laying around.
Managed to fit my FREE R&G tail tidy and bar sliders today.
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Old 17-01-09, 10:28 PM   #10
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Thats similar to my method Furry , I have a set of pin punches and select one to fit the size of the head of the screw/bolt intended for being undone . Fit it over the top and a short sharp whack with a medium sized hammer , this shocks the thread a little and loosens off any corrosion between the steel thread and the Ally hole . Had to do this quite a lot on my apprenticeship with substantial sized threads right down to BA sized threads ....... worked a charm every time .

There is no need to take a running shot with the hammer , it`s the "Short Sharp Shock" , just a bit harder than a tap that does the good work .
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