Wilsons Sandbox

> While in the course of getting my water pump/balancer shaft out, I > stripped the head on that phillips head screw ...........does anyone have

some

> suggestions how I might get that out of there without having to drill > it and tap the hole?

This may seem like a stupid question, but why would you need to drill and tap if you just stripped the screw's Phillips head? If you can't get it out with an impact driver, try slotting the head with a Dremel and a cutting wheel. If you don't have room, or are otherwise unable to do that, you're only alternative is to drill the head off of the screw. Once you get the part separated, the screw's shaft should unscrew without any problem, unless it's loc-tited or something. If that's the case, hit it with a little heat. Joe Nassif SFNM

Your right, I guess I was just thinking of the worse case scenario, thanks! Timan -----Original Message-----

>This may seem like a stupid question, but why would you need to drill and >tap if you just stripped the screw's Phillips head?

Joe Nassif SFNM

haven't folks used "easy-out"'s before?? $4 reverse-threaded tool made for this job. have fun, no cursing necessary. lk -----Original Message----- From: Nassif, Joe [mailto:jnassif@...] Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 7:43 PM To: tim.anderson@...; DSN_klr650@egroups.com Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] The Stripper

> While in the course of getting my water pump/balancer shaft out, I > stripped the head on that phillips head screw ...........does anyone have

some

> suggestions how I might get that out of there without having to drill > it and tap the hole?

This may seem like a stupid question, but why would you need to drill and tap if you just stripped the screw's Phillips head? If you can't get it out with an impact driver, try slotting the head with a Dremel and a cutting wheel. If you don't have room, or are otherwise unable to do that, you're only alternative is to drill the head off of the screw. Once you get the part separated, the screw's shaft should unscrew without any problem, unless it's loc-tited or something. If that's the case, hit it with a little heat. Joe Nassif SFNM Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... Let's keep this list SPAM free! Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, tim.anderson@n... wrote:

> While in the course of getting my water pump/balancer shaft out, I > stripped the head on that phillips head screw that holds the small

You can use a center punch and a small hammer to remove almost any stripped phillips screw. Just tap the punch into the outside perimeter of the screwhead and continue tapping it in the loosen direction. Guaranteed to break it loose. Ron-A15-In-MO

>Lew, I use to run doughnuts years ago when I was racing Huskys in >Enduros and cross country runs. I think I got them from Competition >Accessories. Don't know how they would work on the hiway at speed. >Never knew anybody that used them to that purpose. I use Berrymans >slime in my KLR now and so far no problems. Also know that you can >get Enduro tubes which are a whole lot tougher than standard tubes. >Good Luck in your adventure. Hope you keep us posted. Later, MM

Hi Lew, Doughnuts, may stop a cop, but they're not suitable for long-distance travel. A popular foam insert is the "Bib Mousse" by Metzeler. This is a competition item, designed to eliminate flats. They only last a few races or a few hundred miles. Tom -- +---------------------------------------------+ | CycoActive Products | 701 34th Ave | Seattle, WA 98122 USA | | Design/Manufacture of Motorcycling Accessories | Products website: http://www.cycoactive.com/mc | e-mail: moto@... | tel (206) 323-2349 fax (206) 325-6016 | trail tips website: http://www.cycoactive.com/mc/trail_tips +---------------------------------------------+