Impact Driver Saves the day!

[SupraSabre]

A couple of weeks ago I was pulling a bunch of maintenance on my bike and one of the things I wanted to do was to flush and bleed the brakes and clutch. It was getting late, Byron and Marc were finishing up on Marc's bike and I was just getting too tired, but thought I'd open up the brake resevor and check it out, since it's been a while since they were last touched.

When I tried to loosen the screw, my screw driver just buggered up the head! 4: So I just left it alone for then and figured I'd take care of it later. Well, yesterday I thought of my Impact Screw Driver and I should try it. But before I did that I had to make sure the replacement screws would fit. So I pulled out some Allen head screws out that I got for my Sabre's Brake and Clucth resevors and they were a prefect match! :clap2:

I then grabbed my Impact Screw Driver and got the smallest Phillips on it and gave it a couple of wacks and both screws came out just fine! So now that I have the Allen Head Screws on, I can go ahead and start flushing out the lines!

 

[dmulk]

Now pickup a screw extractor for when you strip the allen heads... :


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A couple of weeks ago I was pulling a bunch of maintenance on my bike and one of the things I wanted to do was to flush and bleed the brakes and clutch. It was getting late, Byron and Marc were finishing up on Marc's bike and I was just getting too tired, but thought I'd open up the brake resevor and check it out, since it's been a while since they were last touched.

When I tried to loosen the screw, my screw driver just buggered up the head! 4: So I just left it alone for then and figured I'd take care of it later. Well, yesterday I thought of my Impact Screw Driver and I should try it. But before I did that I had to make sure the replacement screws would fit. So I pulled out some Allen head screws out that I got for my Sabre's Brake and Clucth resevors and they were a prefect match! :clap2:

I then grabbed my Impact Screw Driver and got the smallest Phillips on it and gave it a couple of wacks and both screws came out just fine! So now that I have the Allen Head Screws on, I can go ahead and start flushing out the lines!

 

[Phartz]

I've got one of those impact guys. Sits around for years at a time with nuthin' to do but when ya need it it's a life saver.

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[SupraSabre]

Now pickup a screw extractor for when you strip the allen heads... :


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:crackup

 

[SupraSabre]

I've got one of those impact guys. Sits around for years at a time with nuthin' to do but when ya need it it's a life saver.

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I bought my first years ago for my 72 Yamaha 250 Twin. The points were under three Phillips head screws and they were a real pain to remove.

Since then I have used the impact screw driver , maybe a dozen times. A few years ago, My father-in-law bought me a real nice one, I think this was maybe the first or second time I used it! :clap2:

 

[RaYzerman]

If you use some anti-seize on the screw threads, you'll have a nicer time next time. Steel or stainless in aluminum ain't friendly.

 

[Phartz]

I bought my first years ago for my 72 Yamaha 250 Twin. The points were under three Phillips head screws and they were a real pain to remove.

Yep, around 70~71 I worked at a Honda shop and, bein' the kid, I'd do tuneups on new bikes. Every mechanic there had an impact and used it frequently on various covers like that.

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[SupraSabre]

If you use some anti-seize on the screw threads, you'll have a nicer time next time. Steel or stainless in aluminum ain't friendly.

You're right, but I had the brakes bleed by a stealer (dec 2007) and he must of used anti-anti-seize on those screws! :cus:

 

[SupraSabre]

Yep, around 70~71 I worked at a Honda shop and, bein' the kid, I'd do tuneups on new bikes. Every mechanic there had an impact and used it frequently on various covers like that.

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My how times have changed! :clap2:

 

[FOG]

When I was working as a MC wrench in the 70's and 80's that was the most important tool in the tool box. The most used was a high quality #2 AND #3 Tee Handled screw drivers.

Any one that has ever spent time using tee-handled screwdrivers and socket handles will never give them up. If I were wrenching today the new high torque battery powered impact screwdrivers would probably be well used though.

 

[Phartz]

When I was working as a MC wrench in the 70's and 80's that was the most important tool in the tool box. The most used was a high quality #2 AND #3 Tee Handled screw drivers.

Oh yeah, I had the T-handled screwdrivers too! They did work slick for all those Phillips head cover-screws you had to remove. I don't have 'em anymore. I think I recall having a tool box stolen back in the 80s that had a bunch of that stuff in it. :| My old impact driver was gone too. My current one is the Harbor Freight cheapy.

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[STPaulK]

If you use some anti-seize on the screw threads, you'll have a nicer time next time. Steel or stainless in aluminum ain't friendly.

Or maybe just two-finger tighten. There is no reason for those screws to be torqued down beyond finger (not fist) tight. (It's disturbing that a trained technician ham-fists reservoir screws.)