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Title: Fork oil drain screw stripped/broken. Help?
Post by: coreyoreo on December 01, 2012, 05:13:52 PM
Hey all. Hope someone can advise me on this.

Used a phillips to remove the drain screw & wouldn't budge. Put fork in vise for a better angle & nothing. Used a dremmel to cut a slot & nothing. Carefully drilled a small hole & ground down an old screwdriver & inserted & twisted the head off & the pic below is the result.

Don't wanna cause anymore damage. Any tricks or ideas on how to remove the stud since it's so small??

Thanks for ANY help!!

P.S. the dark spot in the center is the drill hole--I did not drill all the way through.

(http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t435/coreyoreo11/forkscrewphoto.jpg)
Title: Re: Fork oil drain screw stripped/broken. Help?
Post by: aviationfred on December 01, 2012, 05:45:36 PM
The head of the screw is already completely gone. I would suggest using WD-40 or an equivelant and let it soak into the threads. You already have a hole started in the screw. Drill the hole a bit deepeer and use a no.2 Easy Out to remove.

Fred
Title: Re: Fork oil drain screw stripped/broken. Help?
Post by: coreyoreo on December 01, 2012, 06:14:43 PM
Thanks, Fred. I'll try it...
Title: Re: Fork oil drain screw stripped/broken. Help?
Post by: Arnie on December 01, 2012, 07:40:33 PM
Optionally, stop trying to remove that screw now.
Drain your fork leg by turning it upside down when needed.

Arnie