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redrider2004
05-29-2004, 06:18 PM
Okay, I was doin a hill climb today and i flipped my ex back wards 3 times and it broke my handle bars and bent my steering stem. when i went to take every thing off my bars I Stripped the two screws that hold the throttle assembly onto the bars how can i get them
out.any help will be much appreciated cuz my dad is gonna kill me when he sees it:(

Sportrax10
05-29-2004, 09:37 PM
You could try drilling them of grinding the heads of the screws off, then getting new screws from your dealer cheap... An ez out might work... If you grind a slit in the head you might be able to get it out with a flat head screwdriver. If you get one side out you can take the grip off and slip it off...

Theres some ideas...:blah:

ZSK
05-29-2004, 10:02 PM
My suggestion, take a pair of vice grips and clamp on good. Works best if you use the vice grips in a position like a screw driver instead of a wrench and use the ends.

Quad18star
05-29-2004, 11:24 PM
If you can ... cut a slit in the screw and use a Flat Head to take them out .... I've done this MANY times ... seems liek my Yamaha has loctite on EVERY bolt ... Ive stripped many Phillips style and Allen Key styles . :mad:

05-30-2004, 08:52 AM
i ususally take the phillips head & get a hammer & hammer the phillips head into the screw to make new indentions & then twist once you have a good seat for the phillips end

jay's 300
05-30-2004, 09:20 AM
Originally posted by cleanshave300ex
My suggestion, take a pair of vice grips and clamp on good. Works best if you use the vice grips in a position like a screw driver instead of a wrench and use the ends.


same here, but I use 'em like a wrench instead. Seems to bite better.

redrider2004
05-30-2004, 09:29 PM
Thanks for the help guys, this site has saved me alot of money on sevral occasions