Removing stuck screws and bolts

[cleg]

Do yourself a favor and go to mcmastercarr.com and search 53325A61. This is a set of J.I.S.screwdrivers that fit the screws on Japanese bikes. I have this set and they grip the screws perfectly.

[Hahnda]

If preserving the cosmetics means he wants to re-use the screws then I guess so.

Didn't he want to save the original screws?????????????. .....lm

Drill the heads off. Use 2 bits, one smaller than the diameter of the threaded portion of the screw and one about the same. Drill down through the head with the smaller bit. Chuck up the larger one, run it in the hole on the heads pop right off. Takes 30-60 seconds a screw. Once the heads are off you can usually unscrew what is left in the hole with your fingers once you remove the cover.

[LOUD MOUSE]

That's how I read it. ......lm

If preserving the cosmetics means he wants to re-use the screws then I guess so.

Didn't he want to save the original screws?????????????. .....lm

Drill the heads off. Use 2 bits, one smaller than the diameter of the threaded portion of the screw and one about the same. Drill down through the head with the smaller bit. Chuck up the larger one, run it in the hole on the heads pop right off. Takes 30-60 seconds a screw. Once the heads are off you can usually unscrew what is left in the hole with your fingers once you remove the cover.

[Jethro]

Everyone has their own method it seems and what I have gathered from here and other forums is that everyone thinks their method is the best. So try them all out and go with the one that seems to work best for you:)