We have all heard of hints from Heloise well how about the Heloise of ATVING"COB".Hey it was my idea if you started it it could have been your name.I think it was Andy that I was talking to about taking a screw out that he had stripped torxs head.Friend of mine had taught me to cut slotin screw head with hack saw and use regular screw driver.Works like achamp,also tapping on screwdriver with hammer while applying pressure helps.One other tid bit,when you have been working on quad or something greasie use fresh oil for hand cleaner works great.

 

Steel screws often seize from galvanic corrosion in aluminum cases. Cutting screwdriver slots with a hacksaw in buggered screw heads is a good idea; also, bashing the screwdriver while turning sometimes helps.

A most effective way (uaually) to remove seized screws involves using an impact screwdriver, a cam-actuated device that turns in a selectable clockwise or counter-clockwise direction when bashed with a hammer. The design unloads the screw threads when torque is applied (that is, while experiencing the hammer impact), encouraging the screw to turn in the desired direction.

Impact drivers are available inexpensively from sources such as J.C. Whitney; with 3/8" square drive, these tools may be adapted to many bits and sockets.

Tree Farmer

 

Whenever you put steel screws into alu always put a dab of anti-seize compound on the threads. It will save you a thousand headaches in the future.
Andy G

 

I have a tire tip...

Last year while a bunch of us were riding at our track, a friend with a '99400EX put a hole in his front tire (sidewall) landing a jump. Not having any plugs nearby, it was time to get creative....

He dug around in his truck and found some condoms, it only took one and sealed the tire for the rest of the day. I will not comment on how the condom was inserted into the tire ;^)

Gabe
'86ATC250R
'86ATC350X
'00TRX400EX

 

This may not seem like much, but that post really made my day! Way to use your head!

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Steve Small,'00 400ex
'00 325 Trail Boss for the wife.
Impuls90 for the boys.
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Way to use your "head".

 

Having trouble seating an ATV tire? Assuming that you have an aircompressor, take the valve core out for more air flow, and attach a self-locking air fitting to the valve stem. Take another air hose, and put a blow nozzle on the end, or just an adapter, with nothing on the end. With the air going in the valve stem, blow the other air toward the gap between the rim and the bead. Works every time.
Later, Dave