Grub screw removal

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3 years 4 months ago #23898 by ruggerbloke
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Thanks again Kevin. I'll have another look this morning in the cold light of day and consider all options. This forum is invaluable for help from so many experienced modellers/engineers. Thank you all.

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3 years 4 months ago #23904 by Chris73
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A safer option than a blow torch is to use a soldering iron, just hold the tip of the iron on the grub screw, that way you are only heating the bit that you want heat on

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3 years 4 months ago #23905 by DaveBright
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Chris Hughes wrote: A safer option than a blow torch is to use a soldering iron, just hold the tip of the iron on the grub screw, that way you are only heating the bit that you want heat on


This is how I soften loctite too.... blue and occasionally the red stuff if used in error :-)

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3 years 4 months ago #23906 by ruggerbloke
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Thanks to everyone that took the time to reply. It's nice to know that everyone, regardless of experience has come up against this type of problem in the past. Cheers all.

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3 years 4 months ago #23907 by JRI
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A popular method seems to be to use a tungsten carbide drill into the remaining head of the grub screw, then gently hammer in a torx screwdriver bit, apply heat to the bit using a soldering iron, then attach the screwdriver body and it should remove easily.

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3 years 4 months ago #23908 by ruggerbloke
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Thanks all. I have now managed to find a front fixing prop driver that fits. All tested and the propshaft luckily is not bent to no need to remove grubscrews now. Result! Thanks for all your input.

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