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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 11:31 PM
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I completely stripped a screw round on my front brake reservoir when I was using my drill with a star bit unscrew it. =/ I then drilled a hole into the into the screw and filled it with bondo and put the drill bit in it to dry over night. I tryed undrilling it in the morning but the bondo didn't hold on to it too well. So im back to square one. How do I get stripped screws out?
 
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 12:21 AM
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You should be able to go to pretty much any autoparts store or even maybe a walmart and get whats called an "easy-out" which can be spelled about 10 different ways. It gives you a drill bit that cuts into the screw and then you can back it out, I've used them many times on cars and had good success with them.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 08:04 AM
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Get a drimmle tool ( or how ever its spelled) cut a line in it and get a flat head screw driver and back it out. I do it all the time on airplanes. make sure the line is pretty deep too.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 09:49 AM
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The dremmel won't work unless you have a VERY small saw wheel. that screw is somewhat beneath the surrounding resevoir lid.
i ended up using a sharp blade to etch the line (groove) instead, then went with a gixxer mc instead.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 09:54 AM
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I'm have to get that easy out.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 10:13 AM
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EZ outs are good, or find a set of reverse drill bits. Either one should get it out.
 
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