Drill, baby, drill

 

I've been stripping screws for 40 years on everything from bikes to motorhomes to jet aircraft. I've used every tool and method described in this post, and a lot of other too. This is the easiest thing I've found for removing stripped screws, providing you have a variable speed reversible drill:

http://www.google.com/products/catal...d=0CFQQ8gIwAQ#

Home Depot has them. You'll rarely fool with easy outs again.

-Dusty

 

Hey I like that tool! Beats the heck out of easy outs if it works as advertised. I despise easy outs having broken one off in an area of poor access. I won in the end by welding a nut over the remaining "stud".

Thaks for posting that-- never seen anything like it downunder yet.

 

Always use an impact driver to break them loose and you are unlikely to ever have a problem with the torx heads.

 

I want to replace with allen head bolts, but can't find a washer small enough to slip over like the factory ones have. Are you guys not putting the washers? Are they not necessary?

 

I tried that route, when I got home with the allen pan heads, I found that they would not easily thread into the case. Threads were all matched, size, everything, only thing I can imagine caused it was the chrome plating?

I have noticed that with torx bolts especially make sure you are using a quality tool to remove them. Do not use a taiwan junk tool, or for that matter the Harley kit. Go get yourself a craftsman or other t27. And use that bit for only the derby cover.

 

That T25 fits just tight enough to make you think that it's the right one...by the time you figure out your mistake, it's too late.

 

LMAO you got that right.

 

I just did this last week worked great for me

 

Alternate method. If you are fortunate enough to have developed the skill to sharpen a drillbit on the bench grinder, you can take one of your regular drill bits and sharpen it in a lefthand manner. Done it plenty of times, works well on the not so stubborn patients like the derby cover.