Brake reservoir screw head issue

[pekingduck]

Satchit, any progress to report after 10 days?

[Houtman_imp]

A lot of post for ONE little screw !

[satchit]

Not sure what your mechanic was thinking about, but if you drill the head out you will not touch the threads. it will just take the top of the screw off and leave the shank in place which you remove after you take the reservoir top off.

The mechanic was concerned about drilling too deep.

My concern is drilling too wide - I've gouged out a fair bit of the head. So, I'm going to need a small dead center pilot hole.

I've ordered one of [url=https://www.thegrabitstore.com/collections/featured-products/products/alden-4507p-grabit-micro-broken-bolt-extractor-4-piece-kit]these - which should handle the M4 screw. Will be delivered early next week. I'll probably start with the smallest one and if that doesn't work move on to the one for the M4 screw.

If the above doesn't work, then I'll move on to the destructive approaches. pekingduck's suggestion for just cutting the cover is a good idea.

[GoldOxide_imp]

Not sure what your mechanic was thinking about, but if you drill the head out you will not touch the threads. it will just take the top of the screw off and leave the shank in place which you remove after you take the reservoir top off.

The mechanic was concerned about drilling too deep.

My concern is drilling too wide - I've gouged out a fair bit of the head. So, I'm going to need a small dead center pilot hole.

I've ordered one of [url=https://www.thegrabitstore.com/collections/featured-products/products/alden-4507p-grabit-micro-broken-bolt-extractor-4-piece-kit]these - which should handle the M4 screw. Will be delivered early next week. I'll probably start with the smallest one and if that doesn't work move on to the one for the M4 screw.

If the above doesn't work, then I'll move on to the destructive approaches. pekingduck's suggestion for just cutting the cover is a good idea.

Slow and gentle. Good luck.

[Nachodaddy]

Hope everything works out okay for you, Satchit. I bought the Vessel JIS impact screwdriver on Amazon and really like it. Of course you do not have to hit it with a sledge hammer, it also works very well with gentle pressure. I used it like a regular screw-driver and it worked beautifully. Glad to have this excellent tool in my collection.

[michael1954]

I have several of these if anyone really needs one that badly. Be glad to send you a couple. I bought extras some time back after stripping one on the old GS750 I sold last year.

[j3gq_imp]

A lot of post for ONE little screw !

I suppose we just like talking about rust of corrosive subjects of all sorts.

[Houtman_imp]

Yes, perhaps it is better to have a screw too tight than having a screw loose ....

[Nachodaddy]

Yes, perhaps it is better to have a screw too tight than having a screw loose ....

[peterbaron]

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