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I know the ladies will peek just cause of the title....(those pervs)


Anyway...I have a stripped screw on the handlebars of my motorcycle.

Louise...I bet you could give me some advice on gettin that sucker out.


It's a Phillips screw...and it clamps the clutch lever assembly to the handlebar.

I got the first out but REALLY had to turn...(I've heard they put Loc-Tite in at the factory)...but when going after the second...stripped the crap outta it and now I can't even get it close.

I have an "easy-out" that's been in my drill set for years, but I'm not sure how it works..

I can provide pics if needed...

Thanks...

Well if she's not stripped that could provide a lot of painful friction.....


Ummm....

I havent' had to screw with one of those in years no pun intended....

:rollseyes: :belly:

Well, let's see the pic of your "stripped screw".....

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What gives?


I saw a2j readin' this post...then he ignores me!



(probably off "smelling" his "huge load".... :doh: )



Maybe I stumped the all-time greatest mechanic or our generation?

Geezzz.... I'm jes not near drunk enough to fool wit this :P

I havta look agin at your orignial post to be sure, but I was tied up wit the new truck wreck trailer stuff, anyways. Le'me look at what specific the problme you've got was......

brb....

ok, back... this is a clamp, so either had two screws goin one way through a hole into the threads of the clamp, er one goin one way, one goin the other. There's a couple thins you can do, for example. Since the head of the screw is shot, I would hack saw the threads of the screw staright through their "should be" a gap between the two matin pieces of the clamp. Once it is off, you can place it into a vise an use a pair of visegrips an take the screw out. If this doesn't look like an option, you can drill out the head of the screw ONLY, use a bit big enough to take out the head of the screw but not the shank. agin, take the clamp apart an place it into a vise an then use vise grips to remove the screw. It won't do you any real good to use an extractor/"easy out" on it while it's on the bike, to many thins movin around. If you need to use an "easy out" then you need to do it on the part of the clamp wit the threads, but it needs to be secured in some way, if you don't have a vise, then a couple of C-clamps attached to sumthin. It would be helpful to see a pic of it to speak towards it better however.

For future reference, bikes tend to use light bolts, er cheap equipment, mainly for weight issues, that, an they use steel boltin deals into aluminum. Which... is the stupidest thin anyone can do, but aluminum parts won't hold others togeather... another ball game, but before you go to take anythin loose, like these phillips screws, next time, make sure you have a screw driver to fit the head as perfectly as possible, then use (preferribly) a ballpin hammer an lightly tap the screw driver, while turnin it, is best. Aluminum really sucks at holdin onto bolts when you don't want it to.

Another thin, if you own a bike, the first tool in your box really ought to be .... gee I furgot their name, I rarely use em... a driver that when you strike the top of em, they turn in unisine to the strike, they are an impact screw driver, I think if I recall that's their name. Bikes are notorious for havin to have one for jes bout everthin.

If you can git the screw head off an remove the level an clamp from the bike, but can not turn the screw wit vise grips then I can talk you through usin an easy out. But taken a picture of it would help. Easy outs... in the right hands, let alone the wrong ones, are a disaster an jes LOVE to break off in the hole... then your really screwed tryin to git a reverse threaded extractor that's as hard as diamonds, back out. Best not to use em if you don't have to.

Since the head of the screw is stripped.... if you have any amount of a head left, first try tappin a good screw driver into the head while turnin agin, Craftsman, make really really good screw drivers for this, stay away from thins like Stanley er Popular Mechanics, they actually make good equipment, but crappy in this resepect. You don't want a phillips screw driver to have a sharp point on the end, most screws you come across are cross cut, but flat, so it makes a pointy phillps driver a real waste of time on a shallow screw. They do this so it fit's "most" screws, you need specifics right now.

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Thanks dude...

I have a one of those reverse screw jobbers...an "easy out" I think...


Bought a tool to grip the drill-bit thingy at Home Depot Last night...

My plan is to 1)drill a small hole...2)"tap" in the easy out...3)then reverse it out...


I'll keep everyone posted on my results as I KNOW you are ALL on the edge of your seat.

BTW, the handlebars are off except for this one clamp which has cables, so I can't take it anywhere (still attched by cables)...yes, two screws pointed downward.

I may have to temporarily remount the handlebars upside down so I can get some leverage.

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Whshew....finally got it out.


I drilled a hole in the stripped screw and tried to tap in the "easy out" but it wouldn't stay after hammering...

So I drilled a bit of a bigger hole...got an old, thin screwdrive with a small head and tapped that in (the screwdriver)...then just twisted it out...worked pretty good.

I have to replace the hinges on m y daughter's oven and the screws are stripped (thanks husband!) how can I get those out???