Removing Screws

[want to be]

I am having some problems removing the small screws that hold the weights in the front of an MPA chassis. Can't get them to break loose, Allen heads. Any thoughts would be very helpful, Thanks

 

[hlee]

Are the heads stripped? Allen ‘keys’ typically are long enough to give sufficient torque to really bugger up a screw head. If the heads are not stripped, you‘re not trying hard enough...

 

[want to be]

There are 4 on each side and only 1 appears to have some damage.

 

[spife7980]

Get yourself a manual impact driver if it really is that tight somehow. Get the bit in there good and solid and smack it with a hammer. As it moves down forcing the tool and screw together to resist backing out and stripping it twists and diverts the downward energy sideways a tiny amount to break it free.

You could also fuck it up pretty good too.

 

[hlee]

And, don’t use a ‘ball end’ allen tool.

 

[want to be]

Oh yes, that is what I was not wanting to do. I just purchased the chassis here from a member an I felt I didn't need that much weight forward.

 

[OREGUN]

Dremel a small slot across the head and use a flat head screw driver…if the hex is buggered and the head is up and exposed so you can get the slot cut without buggering whatever is around it.

 

[Hobo Hilton]

Probably has Loctite on the threads.
Heat up the end of the Allen wrench (torx driver) glowing orange and insert it into the head of the bolt.... Let is just set and watch for the heat to smoke the Loctite out of the threads. May have to do this more than once. Use a new, high quality Allen wrench or torx driver to remove the bolt.

 

[Fig]

I was going to also suggest some heat with a heat gun or a rapidly waived torch.

 

[nikonNUT]

All else fails and the heads are buggered you can hammer a Torx bit in that is a tad bigger. It "should" get a good bite and let you get them out. Blue loctite shouldn't require heat (It wouldn't hurt) but if somebody used red you are in for a good time. Just start heating carefully until you get that good burning loctite smell. Should start smoking. The red we use at work needs about 300F to start degrading...

 

[want to be]

Thanks for all the suggestions, hope I find the right combo.

 

[RFutch]

Get yourself a manual impact driver if it really is that tight somehow. Get the bit in there good and solid and smack it with a hammer. As it moves down forcing the tool and screw together to resist backing out and stripping it twists and diverts the downward energy sideways a tiny amount to break it free.

You could also fuck it up pretty good too.

Those are awesome when changing brake rotars...