Help! Nothing can move those screws!!!

[Viney]

Dont forget the 2 screws up underneath the rear fender. As for moving the screws. make sure that you have a decent screw driver, or failing that, get a screw driver attachment for a Ratchet bar(socket set)

Where did you get yours fron Nadine? I'm looking for one but dont want to end up with one of those frosted type ones.

[timwilky]

Once you have removed them with an impact driver, Throw them away and buy a couple of 6mm domed socket head stainless bolts to replace them. should cost all of about 50pence and make removal in the future far easier

Tap the screwdriver with a hammer, as you try and turn it. I had the same problem, they have been secured with thread lock to stop them vibrating loose.

Originally Posted by thor

Keep soaking the things in wd40 over a couple of days.

Good luck!

What he said. A screwdriver with a metal capped handle that you can hit (lightly) with a hammer with might also help break the seal and loosen it. Do this each day and apply WD40 liberally. After a few days, you might find it comes undone. I had some (external) bolts on my bike seized and it took about 4 days of this to loosen them, on the 4th day, they came off suprisingly easily- although they had still been rock tight the previous day.

Another tip, although not something I've tried personally (I read it in my Haynes) is to use a little valve grinding paste on the screwdriver head to get a bit more grip on the screw. Hopefully someone here should be able to confirm if this is a good idea.

[Spanner Man]

Morning all.
One point worth mentioning is, make sure you use a number 3 Philips screwdriver on these screws. As the more common number 2 will round the head off for sure. Then as Timwilky suggested replace them with Allen screws and a decent sized washer.

Cheers.

Originally Posted by Spanner Man

Morning all.
One point worth mentioning is, make sure you use a number 3 Philips screwdriver on these screws. As the more common number 2 will round the head off for sure. Then as Timwilky suggested replace them with Allen screws and a decent sized washer.

Cheers.

What he said, and it is always worth going out a buying a new decent screwdriver when you are faced with a 'seized up' screw(cant believe I said that!). Any sort of wear on the screwdriver head and you will banjax the screw.

When I was an apprentice(prehistory) we used a releasing oil called releasol or lusol, something like that. Used to always work.

ACF-50 seems to work ok as a releasing oil too.

[21QUEST]

Originally Posted by Spanner Man

Morning all.
One point worth mentioning is, make sure you use a number 3 Philips screwdriver on these screws. As the more common number 2 will round the head off for sure. Then as Timwilky suggested replace them with Allen screws and a decent sized washer.

Cheers.

Very good point and in my experience, ****e screws apart, using wrong sized tool for the job is what causes a lot of problems.

I still do take a chance when I haven't got the correct tool at hand/inability to apply good leverage but have no one but myself to blame in the end


Ben

Get a MAN to do it. Sod it i`ll pop round and sort it out for you, Valencia you say? i fancy a bit of a ride out

[northwind]

Ooh, cool... Look forward to seeing the pics once it's done, that's a new one by me.