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Old 10-23-2005, 01:24 PM
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Hesky
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Originally Posted by HarKonnenD
I tried a soldering iron and or a heatgun but it seems he ruined the screws. I guess I'll have to try the chisel technique. So basically take a chisel and tap the washer that the screw is sitting in to pop it off? It seems that he used threadlock pretty good as only ONE screw was able to come out.
oh no, that may end up damaging the chassis if you shear the head of the screw off with the chisel. you basically unscrew the bolt by tapping a chisel at an angle in the right direction at the edge of the screw head to unscrew it. its actually not as hard as you think. I guess it could be tricky if you havent got a small enough chisel.
Like ai says if you have a very small wheel cutter bit for a dremel you could cut into the face of the screw head so it can accept a flat head driver. but you may end up leavin a few nice cutting marks on the chassis.
I just hope your m8 didnt use the extra strong red thread lock!
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