carbs

[yamahonkawazuki]

i put this here cause its not relating to the ol' gs. i have removed the carbs from my new to me kz400 one of the bowl screws is stripped to hell and back any ideas as to how to fix this? i should know this, but ive never had to deal with this b4. im sure one of yall has...       thx ahead of time

[GeeP]

Replace the screw and helicoil would be my guess.

Not familiar with KZ carbs though, so I'm really just pissing into a hurricane in the dark.   

[yamahonkawazuki]

Replace the screw and helicoil would be my guess.

Not familiar with KZ carbs though, so I'm really just pissing into a hurricane in the dark.   

essentially same design as any other as far as the bowls go

[Egaeus]

Screw extractor?  I've had some luck with screws I can get to by using vise grips. 

Something I've done with stuck screws is use my benchtop drill press.  I put a #2 phillips (or appropriate) screwdriver bit in it, grab my 1/4" box(ed?)-end wrench, put it on the bit, have someone apply pressure to the screw with the drill press, and loosen them by turning the wrench.  You can get a lot more torque that way without stripping the screw.  You strip the screw because you can't apply enough downward pressure to the screwdriver and it slips. 

I then replace all screws with hex head screws.  I seriously dislike the "genius" who decided that threadlocker and phillips-head screws were a good combination.

[un1261]

Is the screw hole(threads) or head stripped?

If it is the screw head use a chisle and hammer to unscrew it.

If it is the hole(threads) helicoil