"daender" (daender)
05/18/2014 at 18:50 • Filed to: None
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"daender" (daender)
05/18/2014 at 18:50 • Filed to: None | 0
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THERE WAS NO NEED TO USE LOCTITE TO SECURE THE HARDTOP LATCH SCREWS. NOW I GOTTA FIGURE OUT HOW TO REMOVE THESE HEAD-STRIPPED SCREWS AND THE DRILL-REMOVAL METHOD ISN'T WORKING.
911 SC for you time.
offroadkarter
> daender
05/18/2014 at 18:55 |
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hardtop on what?
let me guess miata
IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
> daender
05/18/2014 at 18:57 |
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Vicegrips.
dogisbadob
> daender
05/18/2014 at 19:05 |
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What are you trying to do?
buford-t-justice
> daender
05/18/2014 at 19:15 |
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http://www.lowes.com/cd_Remove+a+St…
AMGtech - now with more recalls!
> daender
05/18/2014 at 19:16 |
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Left handed drill bits? Weld a nut onto the screw and then turn it out?
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daender
> offroadkarter
05/18/2014 at 19:23 |
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Was, is, and will forever be the answer.
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daender
> dogisbadob
05/18/2014 at 19:25 |
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I'm changing out the latches for a Miata hardtop but the original screws holding the latches in place won't bulge and my pops foolish stripped all of the heads.
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daender
> buford-t-justice
05/18/2014 at 19:26 |
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Tried that, the extractor won't grab onto the screw for some reason. It just makes a bigger hole.
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offroadkarter
> daender
05/18/2014 at 19:30 |
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my bronco had security torx head bolts to remove the hard top. That wasn't fun....
Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
> AMGtech - now with more recalls!
05/18/2014 at 19:46 |
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I agree with you. Listen to this guy.
desertdog5051
> daender
05/18/2014 at 19:52 |
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If they are Loctited, use a heat source, such as a heat gun. (not a hair dryer) to loosen the grip of the Loctite. Works quite well. Of course, the heated area must be able to stand the heat. And it sounds like you may have gone beyond that at this point. Pic of the damaged area would be helpful.
orcim
> daender
05/18/2014 at 22:16 |
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One time I was in a sensitive spot, had blown up the bolt, and couldn't use heat or extra force. Had to smooth one edge of a sharp new file, flatten it, soften the square edges, and then painfully, slowly, file two flat places on either side of the bolt so I could hook a wrench in there and give it a thwack to break those lovers free. They came out, but the victory felt pyrrhic.