Thanks all for the tips.
I knew that WD40 would be a poor substitute. I was just hoping a little
surface "cleaning" would help.
I'll work through this wonderful list of ideas, and hope I'll be able to
reuse the grips. I also hope I'll learn a lesson about installation.
Chris Johnson
Sanger,
Put your allen key in.
Tap allen key lightly with hammer (like you are hammerring it in).
Try to unscrew it again.
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Heat, tap, apply some penetrating oil (like PB Blaster from Home Depot),
let sit over night and repeat as long as the hex socket is intact. Then
it's time to break out the screw extractor. Worse case (for reuse of the
grip) is that the head breaks off that set screw. If it comes to that I
Like Doug says, penetrating oil.
I have a drawer full of various sized slot head screwdrivers, jamming one into
an Allen head screw works to turn the screw because the blade spans the widest
points of the hex.
I use that method prior to actually stripping the Allen head or cutting a slot.
WD-40 is a water dispersing agent. Try some form of liquid wrench,
penetrating oil or similar product intended to loosen stubborn objects. In
my experience, it needs several hours to soak in, sometimes overnight or a
couple of applications to work.
dougP
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