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Title: I didn't know they made screw extractors that small
Post by: duanelr on May 12, 2020, 11:38:09 PM
This is just me kvetch-ing. But Jesus Christ, the itsy-bitsy set screw that holds the choke knob on held up my entire day. If the knob doesn't come off, then the inner-fairing can't come out, then the top-fairing wont come off, so I can't fix the broken instrument cluster.
I was ready to buy the entire choke assembly from RPM for $40 and just take a hack-saw to the choke knob. Instead I found the tiniest extractor in the hardware store and I'm amazed it worked.
This picture doesn't do justice to how small it is. I swear I have larger screws in my reading glasses.

(https://zpihow.bn.files.1drv.com/y4m4ARErKFR07rPsOF9pevuSvtDKdPxyZ1UQFVfEA-7ZBzJOovdtGPtowgO_ryTEHDcKpnRdHIUNTg9setZ4QsyiFGLGHpsdO587_HVEensuy-Nqsc9fNs-u1dA0MMo6RqIHtnWMgHMgOZjcvVCAeY-BHHeKG8zl0MxzjwedRkhX_2HdFav7ki2PnbAzPT-kJX2s8GCXdusLFcAuJ4To-m4jA?width=1500&height=2236&cropmode=none)
Title: Re: I didn't know they made screw extractors that small
Post by: FJ1200W on May 13, 2020, 08:16:20 AM
Well done!
Title: Re: I didn't know they made screw extractors that small
Post by: Ted Schefelbein on May 13, 2020, 01:21:52 PM
The Yamaha service manual warns you not to lose the screw.

They mean it.


Ted