Stripped Screws

zukfan · 01-04-2009, 01:56 PM

I need to remove a couple screws with stripped out heads from the carb. any suggestions?

camaro1976 · 01-04-2009, 02:02 PM

vice grips clamped on as hard as you can get

if that doesn't work, weld another bolt ontop of it so you can get it out. I had to do this on my skidplate, and a screw INSIDE of my carb

o2bfst · 01-04-2009, 02:39 PM

or if your care full use a left handed drill bit sometimes they will catch and spin the screw right out if not then drill it out and tape it.

cataway · 01-04-2009, 03:21 PM

i used a die grinder tool with one of them 1'' cut off disks ,i cut a slot that a straight blade screw driver could jet a hold of it the really tough ones I'll use an impact driver . replace the screws with allen head screws .

camaro1976 · 01-04-2009, 05:17 PM

thats not a bad idea either i'll have to remember that.

jlovett_7@hotmail.com · 01-04-2009, 06:15 PM

I have used all of the above methods and grinding a straight slot groove in the head is the most effective I've found. I restored a Suzuki Samurai thats gonna be a rock crawler, and if anyone knows Samurai's, they have phillips heads that hold the doors on...I had to grind a groove in everyone of em to get the doors off.

Welding another bolt on top works great also.

I worked on my buddies yfz carb that he had stripped all the screws out. I mean EVERY screw... I had to use vice grips the outside bolts and I had to grind a groove in the bolt that holds the needle in. It was a mess but I got them all out.

kfxguy · 01-04-2009, 06:16 PM

try to find stainless screws..they are harder to strip.

cataway · 01-04-2009, 06:36 PM

using the '' right Phillips tip '' in a slow turning cordless drill and down pressure helps alot ,i know the screws look like there #1 's but a #2 Phillips works way better.

xxstevec0216xx · 01-05-2009, 12:14 PM

Just drill them out and replace them with allen head stainless screws. I think 90% of this site has done this.

COVEJEEPSXJ · 01-05-2009, 01:40 PM

QUOTE (cataway @ Jan 4 2009, 03:21 PM)

Quote:

i used a die grinder tool with one of them 1'' cut off disks ,i cut a slot that a straight blade screw driver could jet a hold of it the really tough ones I'll use an impact driver . replace the screws with allen head screws .[/b]

I did exactly this last weekend and it worked perfectly.

camaro1976 · 01-05-2009, 06:00 PM

QUOTE (pink_longtravel_440 @ Jan 4 2009, 05:15 PM)

Quote:

I had to grind a groove in the bolt that holds the needle in. It was a mess but I got them all out.[/b]

same one i had to weld my bolt too. stock screw the guy i bought it from stripped out. all better now with all stainless bolts everywhere in the carb

and about the screwdrivers, a cordless impact wrench is even better. works great on the quad i just use this then fiinish with a torque or socket wrench to make sure everythings tight. works good for long wood screws and stuff too, just makes it really easy. instead of pushing all your weight on the screw you can just use one hand and barely push, it does the work itself

rinehart_mitch · 01-05-2009, 07:43 PM

I used an easy out, and some plyers came right out

ltz400 rider · 01-05-2009, 08:32 PM

get some plyers or a vice grip and try to screw them out

zukfan · 01-06-2009, 08:18 AM

I used a hacksaw to cut a groove in the head and removed with a flat head. Where could I find some of these screws to replace?

eric.w.13 · 01-06-2009, 08:52 AM

at pretty much any hardware store. i would do like the rest of the guys said and get the allen heads. or at least some stainless phillips head

01-04-2009, 02:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
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01-04-2009, 02:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
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01-04-2009, 03:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
cataway :::Official Spammer::: Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,061	i used a die grinder tool with one of them 1'' cut off disks ,i cut a slot that a straight blade screw driver could jet a hold of it the really tough ones I'll use an impact driver . replace the screws with allen head screws . __________________ 03 ltz400,95.5bore,+5crank,P&P,13.7:1,JE piston,spacer plate,RHC +1 intakes valves,RHC #208in&187ex cams,DRZ manual decomp,DID cam chain,no air box,Sredrum TB 42mm FCR,RAT stack,WB fuel screw,EMN needle,quick shot,06 clutch 450r drive plates w/trx400 ex springs,C2HB,ex thumber,trx450r air boot, Barker Performance pipe, trailteck flywheel,dynatek,nerf bars,450r shocks, nerf bars,+4 swinger,lowered front & rear

01-04-2009, 05:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
camaro1976 :::Get a life! You're over 5000 posts::: Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NE Wisconsin/ Winona, MN Posts: 9,261	thats not a bad idea either i'll have to remember that. __________________ BUICK BROTHER

01-04-2009, 06:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
jlovett_7@hotmail.com :::Eiger Rider::: Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 639	I have used all of the above methods and grinding a straight slot groove in the head is the most effective I've found. I restored a Suzuki Samurai thats gonna be a rock crawler, and if anyone knows Samurai's, they have phillips heads that hold the doors on...I had to grind a groove in everyone of em to get the doors off. Welding another bolt on top works great also. I worked on my buddies yfz carb that he had stripped all the screws out. I mean EVERY screw... I had to use vice grips the outside bolts and I had to grind a groove in the bolt that holds the needle in. It was a mess but I got them all out. __________________ Pink_Longtravel

01-04-2009, 01:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
zukfan :::Rookie Rider::: Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 16	I need to remove a couple screws with stripped out heads from the carb. any suggestions?

01-04-2009, 06:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
kfxguy :::Get a life! You're over 5000 posts::: Join Date: May 2007 Location: Louisiana baton rouge Posts: 5,946	try to find stainless screws..they are harder to strip. __________________ OCTOBER 2009 QOTM KFX470 (The Black beast) -web cams custom grinds, titanium valves,cv4 springs -dyna programmable -4" extended swinger, rad aluminum axle -ported head (by me)(please do not pm me about head porting. Thx) -cp 94mm stroker piston, hot rods +5mm stroker -44mm straight bored fcr carb, Fci intake -powder coated everything

01-04-2009, 06:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
cataway :::Official Spammer::: Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,061	using the '' right Phillips tip '' in a slow turning cordless drill and down pressure helps alot ,i know the screws look like there #1 's but a #2 Phillips works way better. __________________ 03 ltz400,95.5bore,+5crank,P&P,13.7:1,JE piston,spacer plate,RHC +1 intakes valves,RHC #208in&187ex cams,DRZ manual decomp,DID cam chain,no air box,Sredrum TB 42mm FCR,RAT stack,WB fuel screw,EMN needle,quick shot,06 clutch 450r drive plates w/trx400 ex springs,C2HB,ex thumber,trx450r air boot, Barker Performance pipe, trailteck flywheel,dynatek,nerf bars,450r shocks, nerf bars,+4 swinger,lowered front & rear

01-05-2009, 12:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
xxstevec0216xx :::Official Spammer::: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: pepperell, MA Posts: 3,380	Just drill them out and replace them with allen head stainless screws. I think 90% of this site has done this.

01-05-2009, 07:43 PM	#12 (permalink)
rinehart_mitch :::Post Whore::: Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,885	I used an easy out, and some plyers came right out __________________ 2006 Z400 sold

01-05-2009, 08:32 PM	#13 (permalink)
ltz400 rider :::Vinson Rider...wtf?::: Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: santa monica Posts: 711	get some plyers or a vice grip and try to screw them out __________________ team suzuki graphics, ac racing cooler rack (for long dune rides), pro grips, saftey stickers removed, shaved fenders, steel 13 tooth sprocket, motion pro fuel shut off valve, factory effex seat cover, itp sand stars on black c-series rims, stock wheels, yoshimura slip on, trc insert, uni air filter, 145 jet kit,trx airboot, trx 450r shocks

01-06-2009, 08:18 AM	#14 (permalink)
zukfan :::Rookie Rider::: Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 16	I used a hacksaw to cut a groove in the head and removed with a flat head. Where could I find some of these screws to replace?

01-06-2009, 08:52 AM	#15 (permalink)
eric.w.13 :::Official Spammer::: Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sweet Home Alabama!! Posts: 3,767	at pretty much any hardware store. i would do like the rest of the guys said and get the allen heads. or at least some stainless phillips head __________________ Suspension & Appearance GT Thunder front and rear shock with link, pro armor skid plates throughout, shredder rear tires 20x11 R9, IMS pegs with kick up, IMS nerf bars, IMS heel guards, IMS brake and clutch lever, +2 lone star a-arms, +1 houser Stem, pro taper fat bars, DRZoo2 dash, gusseted frame, RTC scoops, louvers & levers, RPM axle, yz start buton, precision stabilizer, quadtech seat cover and memory foam seat upgrade Engine ESR intake with splash guard, yoshi full exhaust, megacycles cams, (ricky stator and new starter gears thanks to flywheel bolts), vortex 10x ignition, Athena 434 FCR 39mm carb, Kibblewhite black diamond valves & springs, DRZ base gasket,DID timing, engine ice, -16oz flywheel, pro design impeller, secret clutch package with hinson basket. Build Thread

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