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YOUR RESEARCHcleaned my rads but got a bunch of screws with no heads now
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screws are stuck in the hole
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my issue is the screws are stuck in the hole with no way of getting them out.
cleaned my rads but got a bunch of screws with no heads now
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Replace missing section of standoff
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If it was me, I'd just grind the standoff down as much as necessary to grab the broken screw with a pair of vise-grips and back it out, then drill through the standoff, use a nylock nut and flat washer on the back side, and a small section of aluminum tube to replace the missing section of standoff.
cleaned my rads but got a bunch of screws with no heads now
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If it was me, I'd just grind the standoff down as much as necessary to grab the broken screw with a pair of vise-grips and back it out, then drill through the standoff, use a nylock nut and flat washer on the back side, and a small section of aluminum tube to replace the missing section of standoff.
cleaned my rads but got a bunch of screws with no heads now
Replace with a ss bolt/nut
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My suggestion was based on what I would do....I would Dremel cut the head off, punch it through (the whole thing) and replace with a SS bolt/nut with some rubber or nylon washers.
cleaned my rads but got a bunch of screws with no heads now
Use dremel
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Maybe use a dremel to grind a flat onto the broken screw first.
cleaned my rads but got a bunch of screws with no heads now
Use nylock nut and flat washer
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If it was me, I'd just grind the standoff down as much as necessary to grab the broken screw with a pair of vise-grips and back it out, then drill through the standoff, use a nylock nut and flat washer on the back side, and a small section of aluminum tube to replace the missing section of standoff.
cleaned my rads but got a bunch of screws with no heads now
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Replace missing section of standoff
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If it was me, I'd just grind the standoff down as much as necessary to grab the broken screw with a pair of vise-grips and back it out, then drill through the standoff, use a nylock nut and flat washer on the back side, and a small section of aluminum tube to replace the missing section of standoff.
cleaned my rads but got a bunch of screws with no heads now
Replace with a ss bolt/nut
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My suggestion was based on what I would do....I would Dremel cut the head off, punch it through (the whole thing) and replace with a SS bolt/nut with some rubber or nylon washers.
cleaned my rads but got a bunch of screws with no heads now
Use nylock nut and flat washer
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If it was me, I'd just grind the standoff down as much as necessary to grab the broken screw with a pair of vise-grips and back it out, then drill through the standoff, use a nylock nut and flat washer on the back side, and a small section of aluminum tube to replace the missing section of standoff.
cleaned my rads but got a bunch of screws with no heads now
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how do I fix this? tried using a soldering iron to try and melt the bolt out. that doesn't work. drilling it out is even harder as the bit keeps sliding off and into the plastic. I'm at the point where I may just cut the whole mounting **** off and re-mold new mounting ***** with JB weld or something...
any suggestions?
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not sure I get your suggestion. my issue is the screws are stuck in the hole with no way of getting them out. I can't put anything new there until the old comes out.
[QUOTE=AWDGuy; I'm at the point where I may just cut the whole mounting **** off and re-mold new mounting ***** with JB weld or something...
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Don't cut those off. Getting anything to adhere well enough will be challenging. Try drilling the center of the screws & use a removal tool. Failing that, drill it all out, re-tap it or use self-tapping screws. GLWR
If it was me, I'd just grind the standoff down as much as necessary to grab the broken screw with a pair of vise-grips and back it out, then drill through the standoff, use a nylock nut and flat washer on the back side, and a small section of aluminum tube to replace the missing section of standoff.
I know you said drilling them out is difficult, but have you tried a left-handed drill bit? They work wonders for removing tough-to-get-out screws. Maybe use a dremel to grind a flat onto the broken screw first.
Left hand drill bit
Sorry bout that. Appears you want to keep the plastic insert. My suggestion was based on what I would do....I would Dremel cut the head off, punch it through (the whole thing) and replace with a SS bolt/nut with some rubber or nylon washers. You might even be able to find a grommet the same size to put back in the hole.
yes, I've tried drilling it out, the bit gets into the screw but jumps into the plastic as the screw is not thick enough. the screw I did drill looks like a half moon now if you look at it straight on. because of that, no extractor or left hand bit fits.
tried cutting around it and clamping on vice grips. no go.
I'm just going to cut it all off and re-mold new inserts. good thing there's still 1 good mounting bracket.
Hmmm...what you do is center punch the screw, then use the smallest drill bit you can find. You would have to start with a drill bit that is about 1/4 the size of the screw. With patience and a bit of progression on the drill bit size you can get it out. Good luck!
