cloning a Lighted Tec H-50 minibike motor "How To"
- Thread starter The Restore Kid
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Just had the pleasure of fightin' with one of these today, I'm glad I had read this post last week so I knew what I was dealin' with! The two screws holding the intake to the block are rounding off, looks like I'll be drillin' off the heads, I'm hoping there should be enough of what's left of 'em to heat and twist out with some Vise grips. Nope, not one of Lauson's better ideas! :hammer:
Man, you do beautiful work, always an inspiration.
Man, you do beautiful work, always an inspiration.
I usually spray the screws down from the backside.. One is deep into the block, but the shroud side is open to exposure, so shoot that one with penetrating lube, then I usually stick the biggest phillips you can find into the screw head, and blast it with a hammer a couple dozen times to try and crack the rust loose.... Even try tightening it first, just to get it to move.. An impact driver works good too.. The screwdriver one that ya smack and it drives it on as it turns the screw just a little, ya know?? :shrug:
Yeah.. they are a bitch sometimes..
Yeah.. they are a bitch sometimes..
Howdy Kid!
Well, I thought I posted a message yesterday telling you how things worked out, I musta hit the wrong button since I can't find it!
Anyway, thanks again for your advice, and remindin' me that I've had a couple of those impact screwdrivers for years! Yep, I'd been soaking and banging on those screws with a #3 phillips all week, they weren't havin' any of it. So yesterday I took the impact to 'em, still wouldn't budge. Then I took the bit and holder off of the driver, popped it onto my cordless 1/2" impact, and a couple of gentle blaps later, they both came right out. It's a shame I had to do this in the first place, but the previous owner had wrecked (and I mean WRECKED) the carb studs and broke a chunk outta the adapter. Nope, The Indian has had a lot better ideas than that setup. ut: Hey, thanks again!
Well, I thought I posted a message yesterday telling you how things worked out, I musta hit the wrong button since I can't find it!
Anyway, thanks again for your advice, and remindin' me that I've had a couple of those impact screwdrivers for years! Yep, I'd been soaking and banging on those screws with a #3 phillips all week, they weren't havin' any of it. So yesterday I took the impact to 'em, still wouldn't budge. Then I took the bit and holder off of the driver, popped it onto my cordless 1/2" impact, and a couple of gentle blaps later, they both came right out. It's a shame I had to do this in the first place, but the previous owner had wrecked (and I mean WRECKED) the carb studs and broke a chunk outta the adapter. Nope, The Indian has had a lot better ideas than that setup. ut: Hey, thanks again!