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themadp
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Getting back to it
First off, thanks everyone for all the great advice and encouragement on this thread.
Its been a long time since I was in the garage. Very happy to be back. Family had encroached on my space so the first 2 hours were taken up by sorting, stacking and cleaning.
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Got my space back now so feeling a lot happier.
Before my hiatus I took the carbs out of the box and ran straight into a roadblock that derailed me . Every screw is locked solid. Whats more they appear to be made from butter, the slightest pressure and the head disintegrates!
<img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TP5Vm6MBnu8/TyIGEKNPgqI/AAAAAAAAARs/uFHHgvotWWk/s1600/IMG_1328.jpg" />
My first bike job was a 10 year old that needed fixing.. so no issues like this but I guess this is my "welcome to bike renovation ". I tried PB Blaster, heat and wishing but I just cant get these screws to budge. I would not be surprised to find the PO used lock-tight or something, oh well.
I am not going to fall over at the first hurdle so I purchased a nice new drill, a torque driver, a table vice and because this is just looking bad from the start a drill-out-screw kit.
First off, thanks everyone for all the great advice and encouragement on this thread.
Its been a long time since I was in the garage. Very happy to be back. Family had encroached on my space so the first 2 hours were taken up by sorting, stacking and cleaning.
<img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--ycA1Uu4f8I/TyIDSHBb0wI/AAAAAAAAARk/31XoU5-eJPs/s1600/IMG_1326.jpg" />
Got my space back now so feeling a lot happier.
Before my hiatus I took the carbs out of the box and ran straight into a roadblock that derailed me . Every screw is locked solid. Whats more they appear to be made from butter, the slightest pressure and the head disintegrates!
<img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TP5Vm6MBnu8/TyIGEKNPgqI/AAAAAAAAARs/uFHHgvotWWk/s1600/IMG_1328.jpg" />
My first bike job was a 10 year old that needed fixing.. so no issues like this but I guess this is my "welcome to bike renovation ". I tried PB Blaster, heat and wishing but I just cant get these screws to budge. I would not be surprised to find the PO used lock-tight or something, oh well.
I am not going to fall over at the first hurdle so I purchased a nice new drill, a torque driver, a table vice and because this is just looking bad from the start a drill-out-screw kit.