Dokioto

Well I am in the middle of cleaning/rebuilding my Nitro engine, (haven't ever token it apart besides replacing starter) and when I went to take the head off all but one of the screws (hexes) were striped![:@] There are four in all and three I can't get out.. How should I go about getting them out?

adam-69

you can get drill bits that you drill with in reverse, and the bit catches in what its drilling after a while and unscrews it. not sure how good they are though :S

Dokioto

I guess thats my only optinon...[&o]

Krashu

Or just a hammer a bigger allen key into it.

hands without shadows

If you use a dremel and a cutoff wheel you can cut a slot in the screw head and use a flat head screwdriver.

Dokioto

Will be hard to get that down were they are...

dittch

two options:

1) I would only use this as a last resort: buy an "easy out" drill bit, that's the backwards direction drill bit mentioned above
2) easiest method: buy a metal cutting drill bit and drill each head off. Then you can pull the head and remove each screw by putting vice grips on the studs and turning.

Dokioto

Thanks..

adam-69

good idea, but be carefull not to either drill to far so the heads of the next screws just slip through the holes in the cooling head, and also make sure the drill doesn't just tighten the screw further and further in and strip the threads in the crankcase.

goodluck

adam

fat1

I'd try a different set of allen wrenches too. I thought I had a couple stripped screws so I tried a different set of wrenches just for giggles and they came out...the wrenches are designed to strip before the screw does usually.....

Dokioto

I tired a few different wrenches and same result..

badboy2

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i got a s25 that i stripped the hex screws on the back plate..i just wanna throw it off the wall ...im still not able to take it out.[]