Removing stuck screws and bolts

cleg · Post by **cleg** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 10:20 am

Do yourself a favor and go to mcmastercarr.com and search 53325A61. This is a set of J.I.S.screwdrivers that fit the screws on Japanese bikes. I have this set and they grip the screws perfectly.

Hahnda · Post by **Hahnda** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 10:23 am

If preserving the cosmetics means he wants to re-use the screws then I guess so.

LOUD MOUSE wrote:Didn't he want to save the original screws?????????????. .....lm

Hahnda wrote:Drill the heads off. Use 2 bits, one smaller than the diameter of the threaded portion of the screw and one about the same. Drill down through the head with the smaller bit. Chuck up the larger one, run it in the hole on the heads pop right off. Takes 30-60 seconds a screw. Once the heads are off you can usually unscrew what is left in the hole with your fingers once you remove the cover.

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 10:26 am

That's how I read it. ......lm

Hahnda wrote:If preserving the cosmetics means he wants to re-use the screws then I guess so.

LOUD MOUSE wrote:Didn't he want to save the original screws?????????????. .....lm

Hahnda wrote:Drill the heads off. Use 2 bits, one smaller than the diameter of the threaded portion of the screw and one about the same. Drill down through the head with the smaller bit. Chuck up the larger one, run it in the hole on the heads pop right off. Takes 30-60 seconds a screw. Once the heads are off you can usually unscrew what is left in the hole with your fingers once you remove the cover.

Jethro · Post by **Jethro** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:14 pm

Everyone has their own method it seems and what I have gathered from here and other forums is that everyone thinks their method is the best. So try them all out and go with the one that seems to work best for you:)