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Fritz The Cat
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« on: January 06, 2014, 01:14:49 PM » |
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What's the best way to get it out without damaging the reservoir? I've about decided there's no way to save the cover so I've got a set ordered. I'm thinking I'm going to have to Dremel a slot into the screw and cover deep enough to get a flat blade in there. The Phillips slots are totally demolished. Must be some soft metal those screws made of.
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bikerboy1951
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« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2014, 01:18:28 PM » |
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Use a small drill bit and drill out the center of the screw. The head will come off and if the other screw is out the cover will lift off. You can then unscrew the remaining part of the screw that you just drilled and you are ready to go.
Brad
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Patrick
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« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2014, 01:22:24 PM » |
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Have you tried the correct JIS driver bit on a hand impact driver ? If the heads are too badly damaged for that and the driver bit can't get enough 'gription', then Brads answer is quick and easy.
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justintyper
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« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2014, 01:33:39 PM » |
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Have you tried the correct JIS driver bit on a hand impact driver ? If the heads are too badly damaged for that and the driver bit can't get enough 'gription', then Brads answer is quick and easy.
proper tool for the job always makes things easier  i have a riding buddy who ran into this with his virago and i told him about the jis bits smooth sailing since. |
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« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2014, 01:37:16 PM » |
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Remember to NOT get any brake fluid on your paint!!!!!
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Red Diamond
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« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2014, 02:00:20 PM » |
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Use a small drill bit and drill out the center of the screw. The head will come off and if the other screw is out the cover will lift off. You can then unscrew the remaining part of the screw that you just drilled and you are ready to go.
Brad
The drill bit works fine, just get one that is the approximate size of the countersink of the screw. Drill down to the countersink, you can then lift it off and remove the bottom part of the screw as was mentioned by Bikerboy. |
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« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2014, 02:08:53 PM » |
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Hey RED , I know you solved this one , but grinding compound will bite most screws when stripped. No grinding compound? Look at the bench grinder for some dust. Find a V-twinky to get a drop of oil ( if you can just get one) to mix with the grinding dust and -wallaa , grinding compound.
Glad we could meet your wife at IZ.
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« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2014, 02:30:23 PM » |
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Use a small drill bit and drill out the center of the screw. The head will come off and if the other screw is out the cover will lift off. You can then unscrew the remaining part of the screw that you just drilled and you are ready to go.
Brad
The drill bit works fine, just get one that is the approximate size of the countersink of the screw. Drill down to the countersink, you can then lift it off and remove the bottom part of the screw as was mentioned by Bikerboy. And you can probably save the cover doing it this way. Hay  Jimmyt |
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Fritz The Cat
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« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2014, 02:46:07 PM » |
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Thanks. Gonna give it a shot.
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2014, 05:19:50 PM » |
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A $2 righty-tighty/lefty-loosey screwdriver handle with a million bits from
the check-out isle at the auto parts store will have the correct "phillips" bit
for the reservoir (and many other) screws on the Valkyrie... I have one, it is
my Valkyrie screwdriver...
Those screws cost $2.50 each from HDL... I think their lowest price is $2.50...
I found some black ones locally at a fastener house, but who wants black
ones?
-Mike
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« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2014, 06:40:36 PM » |
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I did the same thing to the front brake reservoir last year. Went to Harbor Freight and got a set of screw extractors. Kind of a Reverse drill bit that bites into the screw and removes it. They MUST be used in a reversible drill. When turning counter-clockwise, it bites into the screw head and backs it out. Use the size that spans the hogged out area of the screw head. It does work.
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« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2014, 06:28:24 AM » |
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A $2 righty-tighty/lefty-loosey screwdriver handle with a million bits from
the check-out isle at the auto parts store will have the correct "phillips" bit
for the reservoir (and many other) screws on the Valkyrie... I have one, it is
my Valkyrie screwdriver...
Those screws cost $2.50 each from HDL... I think their lowest price is $2.50...
I found some black ones locally at a fastener house, but who wants black
ones?
-Mike My local Ace Hardware affiliate not only has a great selection of metric fasteners-they have a great selection of metric shiny fasteners-think stainless steel-and prices that are reasonable-think somewhat less than Honda. RIDE SAFE.
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #12 on: January 07, 2014, 07:05:03 AM » |
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A $2 righty-tighty/lefty-loosey screwdriver handle with a million bits from
the check-out isle at the auto parts store will have the correct "phillips" bit
for the reservoir (and many other) screws on the Valkyrie... I have one, it is
my Valkyrie screwdriver...
Those screws cost $2.50 each from HDL... I think their lowest price is $2.50...
I found some black ones locally at a fastener house, but who wants black
ones?
-Mike My local Ace Hardware affiliate not only has a great selection of metric fasteners-they have a great selection of metric shiny fasteners-think stainless steel-and prices that are reasonable-think somewhat less than Honda. RIDE SAFE.
I've looked around at ACE, they have a lot of good stuff... they might even have those funny reservoir screws... I replaced mine about five years ago and don't remember if I looked at ACE... I found some shiny nuts at ACE that are the same size as the ones that hold our final drives on... -Mike |
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Gideon
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« Reply #13 on: January 07, 2014, 07:06:27 AM » |
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Fritz, After you remove the old screws replace them with chrome "Button Head" alllen screws. The smooth dome-shaped head fits perfectly in the counter bored hole in the break and clutch cover. The hole for the allen wrench is deep enough so that the screw will not become buggered. I did this a few years ago and still have the same screws that I originally purchased. I got the screws at Ace Hardware for less tha fifty cents a piece. Just a thought. |
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Fritz The Cat
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« Reply #14 on: January 07, 2014, 04:20:32 PM » |
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Thanks for the tip. I'll be heading for the local screw emporium when I get the screw out. Been too cold in the garage last couple of days but it's supposed to hit 70 the weekend. Perfect wrenchin' temp.
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gordonv
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« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2014, 09:00:41 PM » |
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I had the same problem with my IS reservoir. Screw tried to strip out, and before it could, I went out and bought a hand impact driver.
Figured out how to use it, and after 2 whacks, the screw came right out.
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