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Started by numnutz, May 18, 2010, 02:34:35 PM

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about the vise grips on the carb screws....this usually will work well.    Try putting some heat from a hair dryer ( a heat gun is nice but remember they put out super high heat...gotta be careful)  on the screw, and douse the screw with some penetrating oil.   Let it heat up for a good while.
Apply the vise grips vertically and super tight.....so tight you can barely get them to close.   At work (USMC aircraft components) we will sometimes hammer them shut.   When you first try to turn the screw, try to wiggle it just a bit, super easy, back and forth.   You don't have to have room to get a full turn on the vise grips this way.    If you can get it to move a little bit you are probably loose enough to remove the vise grips and use a screw driver if you have not totally buggered the screw head.   If you have, move the vise grips slightly and get a partial turn on the screw, and repeat as necessary.

Remember vise grips come in different nose shapes/sizes, and they can be ground thinner, etc.   

Put 'em on super tight, tight enough to bite into the screw head, then gently gently try to move the screw.

And take the carbs off the bike first, as has been suggested, so you can get the angles you need.

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