Yeah - at the expense of the screwdriver. But, it matters less, if one is using a bit in a hex drive drive instead of a regular screwdriver. Bits are around 50¢ for a good one. Sent via DroidX2 on Verizon Wireless™
-----Original message----- From: surfswab <[email protected]> To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, Feb 5, 2012 14:37:40 GMT+00:00 Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: '82 CB450SC project question(s) Old-timers tip: A dab of valve grinding paste in the slots of phillips head screws will give your screwdriver more "traction" with less chance of bunging up the screwheads. On Feb 4, 7:48 pm, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > I replaced mine with hex cap screws. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sean Snell <[email protected]> > > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 14:26:11 > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: '82 CB450SC project question(s) > > Yeah, I ran into old rusted screws when I was sprucing up the carbs on my > 82 650. Its worth the minimal investment to go to a hardware store with a > couple of the old screws and replace them all with fresh ones, even if > they're not that bad. I too used an EZ out bit with great success after > stripping out a few of the screw heads. > > Sean > On Feb 4, 2012 1:17 PM, "Kevin Green" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Thanks for the assurances that soaking should help. I'm wishing I had > > picked up an impact driver as recommended, but I don't know if it would > > have helped me anyways. I was trying to loosen the last screw holding on > > the top cover and thought it had come loose but it looks like I stripped it > > instead. Will an impact driver still do me any good? Should I just drill > > and use a screw extractor? > > > [image: IMAG0260.jpg] > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
