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
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. :laugh:
Quote from: GeeP on April 09, 2006, 10:41:26 PM
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. :laugh:
essentially same design as any other as far as the bowls go
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.
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