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Post by rarefish383 on Jan 14, 2020 13:08:18 GMT -5
I'm going through my Homelites trying to prioritize the order of getting them up and running. The non runners are going on a top shelf that's hard to reach. This C5 has good compression, but no spark. It has a little white death creeping around on it. One of the screws on the recoil cover is frozen, and the flats are gently rounded at the top of the screw. I'm afraid of ringing the head off or stripping the bolt head. Would you use some PB Blaster or go with the 50/50 Acetone/ATF? I'm going to scrub it good with a brass brush to get the white death off, and hopefully open it up so the penetrent can seep in, Joe.
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Post by ronaldt on Jan 14, 2020 13:28:57 GMT -5
I think either penatrant would be fine. I bought a set of turbo sockets to help remove small stripped fasteners. Very pricey but work well! Attachments:
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Post by rarefish383 on Jan 14, 2020 19:11:20 GMT -5
I think either penatrant would be fine. I bought a set of turbo sockets to help remove small stripped fasteners. Very pricey but work well! I might take a look at them? |
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Post by ronaldt on Jan 14, 2020 19:30:04 GMT -5
I have used them on some of the small straight slotted screws on the older saws like zips, ez-6, etc... They save the day several times.
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Post by sweepleader on Jan 16, 2020 11:30:55 GMT -5
I would use a socket I have ground the front end off a bit. It sharpens the flats inside the socket so the grip a rounded hex head down near the flange. I would also use a flat ended punch in the center of the screw, giving it a couple of good wacks with a hammer, being sure to keep things in line so the punch does not jump off and break something else. Hitting the head of the screw/bolt crushes the corrosion under the head and will often free up the fastener. The corrosion takes up more room than the base metal, you can see that by the paint blisters swollen up over the corrosion. Under a screw head it tightens things up as time goes by.
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Post by edju1958 on Jan 16, 2020 13:02:30 GMT -5
What I've done to loosen the screw/bolt is to put a chisel in the slot & give it a few good whacks.It'll loosen the bolt/screw & cut the slot in the head a little deeper so you can get in it with a screwdriver.I've never cutthe head in half,just gotta be careful. Ed
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Post by rarefish383 on Jan 17, 2020 7:48:19 GMT -5
Dag blast it, I did it again. Wrote a reply and must have forgot to hit post. Anyway, I've been hitting it with PB. It looks like it is seeping under the bolt. I have a sharp chisel that I have been tapping each time I soak it. I'm tempted to grind the head off and just slide the recoil off. That way I'll have the stud left to work with. As tight as it seems, I'm almost afraid to use the turbo sockets or any gripping easy out product. If it rings off at the deck, I'll have to drill it out, don't want to do that. Would much rather have the stud sticking up so I can keep soaking it.
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Post by rarefish383 on Jan 18, 2020 17:26:50 GMT -5
Got the screw out. Was going to try the turbo sockets but no one had them and didn't want to wait for Amazon. Advanced had their brand, I think they called them Gator Grips, but they only had a 3/8 set, and sockets were too big to fit in where the bolt was. Took a Dremel grinding wheel and ground the head down to the skirt. Took the sharp chisel and started to peel the skirt up and it came free. Unscrewed it with my fingers.
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Post by edju1958 on Jan 18, 2020 18:00:28 GMT -5
Sometimes the brute force of a hammer & chisel is the way to go.Lol Ed
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