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Old 05-13-2014, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by mkorn
Use a small cut off wheel to grind a clean line on the head of the screw. Turning it into a flat head screw basically then use a flat head blade to remove it. Try to remove it as soon as you are done cutting the groove. It will be hot and loosen the loctite.
That is what to do. When cutting the groove in the cutoff wheel WILL get some carbon chassis too. Do as little as possible that allows you to get a small flathead screwdriver firmly in there. TIP > a new cutoff wheel is larger diameter than you need. If you grind it down in diameter it will cut the chassis less. And like he said be careful about heat, get that screw hot enough and it can fry the carbon.
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