removing a "scr*wed" screw from the top of the front brake rez

well the person befor has screwed the scr*wed the screw head up so the possie drive cannot grip in to it at all im thinking the best way would be to remove the head (drill) then remove the other screw and cut a slot to fit a screw driver in there and get it out but im not sure how much of the to will be left when the screw head is removed (can some on tell me ?)

or is there a easy way to get it out may be ?

ps i want to get it out so i can replace it not of any other reson atm

I dont think you'll have enough of the screw remainingto groove and remove if you drill the head out, you'd probablyt need to drill the screw shaft and use an ezee out or similar.

Could you lightly tap a flat head in across any remaining parts of the pozi head?

[Dave20046]

Ive dremmeled a slot in one before, also drilled out and retapped. bish bash boosh

was just looking and that idea

im going to try and get a dremel in there may screw up the rez top but will get a new one, what im planing is to cut a prety big slot in it and then jam a bigish flat head in there :/

[21QUEST]

Unfaired SV, I take it? .

If it is, just use a small flat blade screw driver as a drift(set at an angle of of course) and try gently tapping it...first tap should be swift but still gentle to break any seal.


Cheers
Ben

^^ ok cheers will try it

by the way can i remove the top and not have to worry about bleeding it or any thing ? as i want to get this sorted befor i replace the barke lines

im going to practice bleeding my mountain bike brakes first as they are exactly the same set up as my sv ones

and yes its the Naked version

[Spanner Man]

Good morning all.


Obtain a small sharp centre punch, & using a small percussive adjuster (hammer) firstly tap the screw sharply in its mangled centre, & then try to tap the screw in an anti-clockwise direction, using the punch on the outer circumference of the screw head. It works from me 99% of the time.
If trying this on a plastic type reservoir bottle will have to get someone to hold it steady when you attempt this, or it will wobble about like a wobbly thing.

By the way the screws are Phillips screws, & not Pozi-Drive.


Cheers.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by barwel1992

by the way can i remove the top and not have to worry about bleeding it or any thing ? as i want to get this sorted befor i replace the barke lines

correct

cheers both ^^

will have a look at it when i get home, going to order some stainles steel alen bolts

I had exactly the same problem a couple of weeks ago. Centre punch method was the answer.