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moto234

ok so i have a mid 80s z50 bottom end and i cant get the lilttle screw off the top of the clutch. i tried and tried and i cant get the little biuggers out. i tried with a regular screwdriver and that didnt work so i went out and bought an impact screwdriver and that wont even work. if i had a torch i would try to heat just the screws up a little bit, but i dont have one so i cant do that

is ther any other way to get the little bastards out? everytime i tear down a motor for the first time these little guys give me hell

is ther a secret to this or do i just always get the bad ones? usually one screw ends up stripping out everytime i do this and id rather not this time lol

jordon372

The secret is to heat them up haha. Go buy a little torch or use the wrenches that lock onto things... I forget what there called haha

firepower354

Drill them. Replace with ones with allen heads.

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moto234

do they make allen heads that mount flush? these are the ones that hold the cover over the clutch nut

sanigene

That's what I did too. be careful though, use the smallest bit possible - you don;t want to dame the threads on the holder thing.

sani

dirtbkr188

Click HERE and scroll down...

sanigene

That website kicks a$$...thanks!

sani

moto234

awesome! thanks for that link

arlindsay1992

I've bought from there. It's a good source because they have just about ANYTHING you need.

Dirty Engineer

Another great site that doesn't ship out of the States...

firepower354

PM me a list of the ones you need. My local (a mile away) nutz & bolts store is awesome. I just got a set of SS allen case bolts and some stator screws.

Welcome to Mid States Bolt Screw

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Dirty Engineer

Thanks. I need to suck it up and get over my shipping thing.

Is there a list of all the Z50 screw sizes floating around out there? I've done a couple searches and couldn't fine anything. The part diagrams aren't always that clear on screw specs. Guess I should sit down and measure a bunch of them. It would be a good Z50 post for the forum. If anyone has a partial list let me know and I'll go from there.

drewbird911

I always thought the theory, when using a torch is to heat around the fastener to expand the nut/thread and leave the bolt cooler? That how Ive done it in the past.

Good luck!

firepower354

I used mrcycles.com for the engine fastner lengths, and printed it on my assembly sheets so they go in the right spot, regardless of "diminished capacity"

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