CTOESHO
SHO Member
So what is the best way to get those 2 screws off of the TPS now? I stripped the top screw when I was trying to change the TPS. Thanks
Stripped Screw On TPS
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luigisho
SHO Member
Vise grips? If the old sensor is on there you can kind of break around it until you can get some grips or pliers on it. Replacements are usually hex heads from the autoparts store.
93MTXSHO
New Member
Vise-grips? That would be my only suggestion, depending of course on how badly it's stripped and if you can even get to them.
shojuan
New Member
If you have a dremel, take a cutoff wheel and make a slot on the head of the screw. Works every time.
Rick
Rick
projectSHO89
SHOless In St L
This won't help much this time, but the next time you have one of these screws that doesn't want to budge, try this, BEFORE you strip the head off:
Seat the Phillips screwdriver firmly into the head of the screw. Apply a moderate pressure as if to tighten the screw. Rap the butt end of the screwdriver sharply several times while applying as much pressure as possible to TIGHTEN the screw. Now, reverse the pressure on the screwdriver, bear into the screw with as much pressure as possible, and try to loosen the screw. Often, the hammer blows will break the corrosion. Also, they will firmly seat the point of the driver into the head of the screw.
DO NOT try this with a cheap screwdriver. A new Craftsman with the correct sized tip works great! If you can get a screwdriver with a tip made of hardened steel, even better.
A screw that has been locked in by corrosion, combined with a Phillips tip that is worn or rounded is the perfect prescription to cause the problem you have described.
Steve
<small>[ October 03, 2002, 05:28 PM: Message edited by: projectSHO89 ]</small>
Seat the Phillips screwdriver firmly into the head of the screw. Apply a moderate pressure as if to tighten the screw. Rap the butt end of the screwdriver sharply several times while applying as much pressure as possible to TIGHTEN the screw. Now, reverse the pressure on the screwdriver, bear into the screw with as much pressure as possible, and try to loosen the screw. Often, the hammer blows will break the corrosion. Also, they will firmly seat the point of the driver into the head of the screw.
DO NOT try this with a cheap screwdriver. A new Craftsman with the correct sized tip works great! If you can get a screwdriver with a tip made of hardened steel, even better.
A screw that has been locked in by corrosion, combined with a Phillips tip that is worn or rounded is the perfect prescription to cause the problem you have described.
Steve
<small>[ October 03, 2002, 05:28 PM: Message edited by: projectSHO89 ]</small>
SHOnuff93
SHO Member
another dremel/vice grip idea, if you cut the head of the screw completly off, the slide the tps off you can easily grab the threads left in the TB with vice grips and take it out.
To prevent stripping these same screws again, replace them with hex head, allen head bolts.
To prevent stripping these same screws again, replace them with hex head, allen head bolts.
CTOESHO
SHO Member
Thanks for the advice guys. My friend and I just went to town on it while I pushed with a screwdriver and he twisted with some pliers. We finally got it off. Thanks again.
Yamaha V6
SHO Enthusiast
Gee this sounds familiar... wink
Glad you were able to get it off.
Glad you were able to get it off.
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