Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Screw removal trick

[philville dejazzd.com (philville]

   Great idea......good to hear from you, either it has been a while or I
   just missed seeing your mail

   I'll bet Tiger could have benefited from this advice ( screw removal)
   hmmmm, do you think this is a marketable product?
   Merry Christmas, Phil
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Charles Perry <charles [at] carolina-sound.com>
   Date: Monday, December 14, 2009 11:49 pm
   Subject: [Ferrari] Screw removal trick
   To: Phil Tegtmeier <philville [at] dejazzd.com>
   Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
   > Thought I'd share a screw removal trick that I learned while
   > trying to
   > fix the seat track sensors on my 355 spider. The trick is
   > courtesy of
   > mechanic Jeff Carriker of Carriker's Automotive in NC who
   > rebuilt my
   > sensors. It worked so well in removing my seat tracks that I
   > have used
   > it for many other tough screw removals and it is a bit
   > miraculous. I'm
   > sure you old wrenches already know it, but for some of the budding
   > DIYers it might be as helpful as I have found it.
   >
   > In removing many screws, the screws are either so tight, or old, or
   > subjected to heat or corrosion that you can't remove them without
   > stripping them.
   >
   > The hint Jeff gave me with the 355 seat track bolts (which are allen
   > heads but this works especially well for phillips heads) was to
   > get a
   > little tube of valve grinding compound (sometimes called valve
   lapping
   > compound) which is available at any auto parts store for just a
   couple
   > of dollars. This is essentially an extremely gritty water-based
   > solutionthat is used for polishing valves so that they sit
   > tightly to their
   > seats. However, if you put a little bit on the tip of your
   screwdriver
   > or wrench, it gives the surfaces much stronger friction. That way
   > instead of twisting out and reaming the head of the screw, the
   > screwdriver or wrench gets traction and can actually transfer the
   > torque.
   >
   > Tonight I was trying to take a glass shower door off its track. The
   > screws had been there since 1991 and in a wet environment and the
   > screwdriver had no hope of removing them alone. A little dip in the
   > valve grinding compound and I had all four screws off in
   > seconds, and in
   > a condition that they could be reused since their phillips heads
   > had not
   > been rounded in the removal process. It really is a terrific
   > time and
   > effort saver.
   >
   > Maybe some of you guys who have been doing your own work for a
   > long time
   > can share other such tricks with the rest of the group...
   >
   > -- charles
   >
   >
   >
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   >
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   >
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