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16-01-09, 04:15 PM | #1 |
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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 ??? |
16-01-09, 04:18 PM | #2 |
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Re: Tight screws
penetrating fluid? Impact driver?
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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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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. |
16-01-09, 04:24 PM | #5 |
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Re: Tight screws
Impact driver
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16-01-09, 04:47 PM | #6 |
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Re: Tight screws
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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16-01-09, 04:47 PM | #7 | |
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16-01-09, 05:11 PM | #8 | |
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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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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. |
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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