Question slightly off topic although figured that several of you here would be able to answer the question. I Have a 1990 Venture Royale I am working on (I know, not a FJ but still a Yammy).... and while working on the carbs, on the top I find that each of the carbs has one of these screws (hopefully the picture is clear enough). Two questions:
a) what are they? The looks like a torx screw with an attitude/bump.
b) Is there a tool I can buy that will easily enable me to get them off???
I know why they are there - since these carbs still off to the side of the bike they are there to prevent anybody from accidentally taking the carbs apart.... they are, though, a pain in my arse right now.
thanks
Quote from: zoomjay on December 04, 2016, 03:04:31 PM
Question slightly off topic although figured that several of you here would be able to answer the question. I Have a 1990 Venture Royale I am working on (I know, not a FJ but still a Yammy).... and while working on the carbs, on the top I find that each of the carbs has one of these screws (hopefully the picture is clear enough). Two questions:
a) what are they? The looks like a torx screw with an attitude/bump.
b) Is there a tool I can buy that will easily enable me to get them off???
I know why they are there - since these carbs still off to the side of the bike they are there to prevent anybody from accidentally taking the carbs apart.... they are, though, a pain in my arse right now.
thanks
They're tamper-proof Torx screws. You'll need a tool like this (http://www.harborfreight.com/7-pc-star-tamper-proof-key-set-97471.html), or similar to remove them.
yep, that is it... thank you. Seems strange to have them.... oh well, who am I to question..
Thanks Marty, I've learned something today :good2:
If the center post is small enough you can break it off with a sideways hit with small punch, then a standard Torxs bit will work. Buying a tool you need once in a lifetime seems like a waste. Unless it is really needed.
might be able to grab the head of the screw with needle nose vice grip and twist it off
Zoomjay,
Yep, as FJ1100mjk said above, they are security Torx heads. It's certainly a good idea to have a set of those Apex-style Torx bits in your bit-box. Alternately, as Mike said, you can probably extract them by grabbing the heads with small vice-grips or similar. Once you do that, I would recommend a search for Allen head screws for the re-assembly.
www.anywho.com (http://www.anywho.com) is the Internet phone book. The business listings have a separate heading for Nuts-and-Bolts, and a ZIP code there will get you all of the local businesses that have a good selection. Hobby shops may also be helpful.
Cheers,
Red
Quote from: red on December 04, 2016, 06:30:07 PM
...local businesses that have a good selection. Hobby shops may also be helpful.
Harbor Freight sells a complete set for $9.99 - http://www.harborfreight.com/100-pc-security-bit-set-with-case-68457.html (http://www.harborfreight.com/100-pc-security-bit-set-with-case-68457.html)