Well I have a stripped head on an FCS screw.
Took some super glue and set a key in there: Fail.
I called the Frog House and presumably TK(who was not in at the time) is fairly good at these.
But
they said they dont pass these off to their repair guy, sort of just TK
will attempt it , if he’s there, when you bring it in.
Assuming TK fails, anyone know where I can take this?
Otis, sometimes you can get a small flat screwdriver and file it so it just fits into the allen set screw but with force. Spray a little lube or Liquid Wrench on it and slowly try to back it out. You can put a wrench or pliers on the shaft of the screwdriver and help with the torque, while pushing down on the handle. The fit is the key to it. Good Luck.
ps. All else fails you can drill it out and re-tap for a larger size. I don't think an easy-out will get deep enough to get purchase.
ground down screwdrivers and ‘easy out’.
Great tips.
Iv’e got a variable speed reverse drill from Harbor Freight, that PeteC in another post says can do the trick.
Basically drill in slowly, drill will stick , then reverse out
but the HF drill is so cheap and the varialbe speed is perhaps hard to control or dial down.
I’ve had success with using the next size up of allen key.
Whats it got to do with North Orange County?
Thanks for the tip.
As for your question, its all in the details of the orig. post.
Most of us just scan these posts rather than read them fully and I am still in want of knowledge of where to take this board to a capable repair guy.
I scanned your post. But; I have had this problem occur before and was able to use a drill bit and an "easy out". Small hole drilled in the center and then an easy out. Another method is to drill out the screw with a drill bit the size of the hole. Then re-tap the hole. Once I was able to drill out the screw and "self- tap" the hole with a new screw. What this has taught me and what I have tried to emphasize to those who have brought such a problem to me for repair is; Be careful and go lightly in the future.
Great Idea M'Ding, drill a hole first to get the easyout in deeper, that'll work!
Steve Albin is "way over the top" with regard to any kind of repair or glassing issue in No. Orange County. Aloha Glassing ----------next door to Foam EZ.
Thanks for all the good advice.
Steve will be my fall back plan
There are such things as left hand drill bits, I'd like to have some for touph jobs like this. Easy out work is very touchy, you're lucky to have the starter hole already there. Thats a stainless screw, very touph to drill in stainless, start with a sharp bit and I'd drill all the way thru if the sticking the bit to back it out doesn't work. Use an easy out that is small enouph to fit deep into the new hole. When drilling the screw be careful about heating things up so much that the surrounding plastics melt too much. I'd try all the tricks first that prevent needing to do the drill work. Somebody whos done this before will do it kind of easily but the first time will be touchy.
Well I bought a screw extactor kit(easy out) and went to work.
Went like hell, this is actually a probox and the screw is nearly half an inch in length.
When I couldnt reverse it out, I went with drilling it all the way through. In the end I only drilled halfway through it
and then proceeded to dig it out via the insert box and using the drill. Nasty, messy job done on that box – its scarred for life.
Fortunately though I can thread a screw on the other side of the probox (its a side box) and with a new insert everything will be okey dokey.
I have no problem with that. http://www2.swaylocks.com/node/1029396
Looks like I’ll be keeping extra screws and a squirt gun(99 cent store) in the car, for sandless adjustments in the parking lot.
My particular all arounder quad , needs fin adjustments by 1/8" everytime I move up another 6 ft or so of face in wave heights.
Adjusting this thing when sand is in the hex cap is what ruins everything.
Well I’ve threaded a new screw location, all is good. BUT…
Well where I dug out my screw there is an ugly gaping void in the plastic.
Thinking of shoring up and smoothing that area with some 1-5 minute epoxy.
Any better ideas?
Fill hole with epoxy or marine bondo, drillout and re-tap. Then set the screw so it can be removed again.
Good tip thanks.