Other Always tighten everything...

[badvinny]

I was just kidding about lock-tite on those particular screws. I don't know about you guys , but I have had issues with those screws , stripping real easy if you don't get a good bite on them. Or trying to get them with a screw driver that doesn't fit just right ! But to set the record straight I never use lock -tite here

Good you were kidding, especially with the red! Red in aluminum can tear the threads out, just tightening countersunk set screws correctly usually does the job!

 

[jetpilot36]

i usually just weld mine!!

 

[rubbertoe]

Good you were kidding, especially with the red! Red in aluminum can tear the threads out, just tightening countersunk set screws correctly usually does the job!

BadVinny ,sorry man, i was just trying to make a funny ! (hence the jk under my first post) i figured anyone who has stripped one of these would be like : red lock-tite was a captain obvious no,no .basically like saying use a @#$%^$ breaker bar . I know my humor is sometimes mis construed ,but hey what else do i say to that picture .if nothing else it at least massaged the conversation on correct way to do it ,as i covered what not to do ,right ? the last time i stripped one those soft screws ,i ended up drilling out just enough of the head of the screw to get the plate to come off .which can be unnerving on a set of nice carbs ,or any carbs for that matter .but if you use a bit just large enough to get the head off theres enough screw thread left sticking up to grab with pliers or grips or fingers when you take the plate off.just barely snugged up tight is enough on those suckers ,Imo.

( but going this route sucks ,when you were like ,i just want to do a quick jetting change ,DAMMIT ! )

 

[BruceSki]

JSS sells stainless Allen head replacements for those that are very nice.

I reinstall with a dab of grease on threads and they usually come back out no problem.

However I have drilled the tops off of many that strip and won't come out. It's funny once you get that little pork chop off a stripped one with the head drilled off it you can unscrew the remaining threads by hand.

I keep a bag of oem Phillips screws on hand. Got a bunch em from Jetmaniac.

 

[DAG]

with the head drilled off it you can unscrew the remaining threads by hand.

FHCS and even button heads are harder to "break" loose and it's not the threads.. It's shocking how much more surface tension/friction is added by just the heads increased surface area especially when torqued on a rubber seal that compresses.

 

[88kawi5fiddy]

ace hardware or cal ranch or mc-master carr has stainless with allen head... much easier never strips out unless said person is an i d i o t.

also, heating the surrounding with a blowtorch works wonders for crappy corroded or just plain stuck screws... just drain the damn fuel first!

 

[DAG]

just cut it out with plasma, takes like 5 seconds...