nwdave

I'm using this (non-raining!) New Year's Eve to install some fogs.

These screws...:



...are stuck. Three of them. They've been soaked in WD40. They won't budge. (BTW, they're the flat round screws on top of the black retainer)


I, being the stupid novice mechanic that I am, tried too hard and gouged one of them out pretty good.

Does anyone have any idea as to how to get these fockers unstuck?

Thanks to Steve Cockrill for the image .



[Modified by delsolguy, 4:04 PM 12/31/2002]

STEALTHMODECOUPE

try taking a screw driver and hammer it a little into the screw..then push down on it hard and turn..if not im clueless also..goodluck man..

adaM

madtownhonda

dood...those things are a huge pain the ****. I got like one of them out on my hatchback and the rest are all stripped to hell and not moving. Good luck.

Evs-One

you can use easy-outs or just take some vise grips and clamp around the screw and loosen up. They shouldn't be that tight on there

STEALTHMODECOUPE

also if you have the guts and are very careful try taking a flat blade screw driver and hammer the heads off those damn screws and just buy new ones..

adaM

92CIVICCX

it was a bitch for me on my hatch.. they where fked.. it took me like 30 min i just driller em all out and put in new ones. it worked for me and my bumper still on for like a year now

nwdave

Thanks for the suggestions guys

It looks like I'll have to drill them out.

Fun fun fun.

delsolguy, who was anticipating an easy job...

t0p_sh0tta

If you have a dremel or something similar you can cut slots into them and use a flathead.

SlippylesKB

Don't drill em... trust me, get some Vise Grips and clamp around the edge. I just did that with my new 93 hatch after I stripped 4 of the 5!

Scott

nsxmatt

I used vice grips with sharp teeth on the ends. Got a good bite on them from the top, and loosen them like normal. Got them out easy. Worked everytime for me!

Let me know if you get it!

EDIT: You beat me to it


[Modified by nsxmatt, 5:08 PM 12/31/2002]

02

Same for me. I used to put them in too tight and they would get stuck when i tried a regular phillips. I grabbed the tops with slip joint pliers and they came right out.
Good luck.

nwdave

Success!

Thanks all for your help.

Vise grips did the trick. I was skeptical that there was enough screw to grab, but there was...they came out fairly easily. Now on to installing my HID fogs

Hatchy-Ownzjo0

Use the vice grips or even a wrench.. That is what we did to the ones that would not come out.. Good idea!

SlippylesKB

Sounds great man, congrats!!!! Let us see how it comes out.

TXDelSol

If you were just tryin to put in new bulbs in your fogs then you didn't even need to mess with those screws. Since you said new fogs though i am assuming you were talking about the whole foglight assembly. I stripped all mine as well, i will use the vice grip idea next time.

nwdave

I was actually adding an aftermarket system (Sylvania Xenarc).

I have a '97, so no auxiliary lights for me. But thanks for the tip