Striped Torx...
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RE: Striped Torx...
I would definately own one 3/8 impact driver if you do much wrenching on your own bike. You don't need one very often, but when you do...you will be glad you did. You will need a hammer to make this tool work.
They are not all that expensive either. One suggested the Sears version...they work fine as well. I have a Matco impact driver that I've been using for over 20 years....does not get used as much as it use to.
The cheap impact drivers work just as good as the expensive ones do...just make sure to use high quality bits though. A cheap bit can make a bad situation even worse!
They are not all that expensive either. One suggested the Sears version...they work fine as well. I have a Matco impact driver that I've been using for over 20 years....does not get used as much as it use to.
The cheap impact drivers work just as good as the expensive ones do...just make sure to use high quality bits though. A cheap bit can make a bad situation even worse!
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ORIGINAL: davidc
I have removed screws that the heads are stripped by cutting a groove with a small cut off wheel on a dremel into the screw head. Then I take a large straight blade screw driver with a hex shank. While pressing the screw driver into the groove with 1 hand put a wrench with the other hand on the hex shaft of the screw driver and loosen the screw. I do this all the time on stripped and rusted screws on electrical equipment I work on at work. On a bike I would recomend taping everthing off in case you slip.
I have removed screws that the heads are stripped by cutting a groove with a small cut off wheel on a dremel into the screw head. Then I take a large straight blade screw driver with a hex shank. While pressing the screw driver into the groove with 1 hand put a wrench with the other hand on the hex shaft of the screw driver and loosen the screw. I do this all the time on stripped and rusted screws on electrical equipment I work on at work. On a bike I would recomend taping everthing off in case you slip.
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RE: Striped Torx...
BINGO.. it worked and like a charm!!!!!!!! Torx head.. next size up was too big so I bought antother torx head that seemed to fit better and a cheap auto zone impact driver...
Thank!
Thank!
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Not a problem. Glad to hear it worked for you.
That lil cheap impact driver will earn it weight in gold, when it comes to fasteners on a motorcycle.(mine has)
Motorcycles have two things that cars don't, excessive use of thread locking compounds and excessive vibration.
Both will make a normally easy fastener a real pain to get back out after time. The "Shock and Twist" motion of the impact driver is very helpful to break that bond.
That lil cheap impact driver will earn it weight in gold, when it comes to fasteners on a motorcycle.(mine has)
Motorcycles have two things that cars don't, excessive use of thread locking compounds and excessive vibration.
Both will make a normally easy fastener a real pain to get back out after time. The "Shock and Twist" motion of the impact driver is very helpful to break that bond.
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RE: Striped Torx...
If your very careful you can use a hard cold chisel and a hammer tapping a grove into the left side of the head and then when lose turn the bolt out and replace it. Boltis no any good any way just have to be very careful of the chrome. These bolts are soft and will groove very easy. Using the groove you can tap it until it breaks loose. Old school fix.
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