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Feb 14, 2002 | 09:23 AM

Asidraine

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Feb 14, 2002 | 03:38 PM

Cowboy_351

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I'm switiching my head lights over and i've run into the problum that one of those screws that holds in the alumminum peice that holds in the headlight is in very tight and now is stripped (thanks to me) i'd hate to drill around the delicate material, any suggestions?

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Feb 14, 2002 | 05:26 PM

Vampiro

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drill the screw out, or try taking it out with a square screwdriver. that's all that comes to mind

Feb 14, 2002 | 08:10 PM

Cowboy_351

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Square screwdriver, whats that?

Feb 14, 2002 | 08:48 PM

Mil1ion

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okay , I'm here now.

take a hacksaw and carefully draw the blade through the center of the screw,creating a slot for a Standard Flat screwdriver to use on it.

I Robertson screwdriver wouldn't work.

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Feb 15, 2002 | 11:44 AM

Cowboy_351

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Alright, i cant get the blade onto the screw. or at least not enough to get anytype of cut on it, i think i'm gonna soak it down in some WD-40 and try again when i aint so frustrated.

Feb 15, 2002 | 11:56 AM

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I should have said "Without the handle"

Maybe break a blade so it's shorter?

It's just a blade.

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68-Mustang 289-Sunlit Gold 80,892Mi
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