Why not make it easy on yourself and buy a pair of float bowls that do not
have broken screws in them? I have lots of good used ones, even some
complete sets of HS4s.
If interested, e-mail me privately with your Zip Code and I'll quote you a
price.
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
-----Original Message-----
From: dresden@tiac.net <dresden@tiac.net>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, March 21, 1999 9:20 AM
Subject: Son of a...SU rebuild trouble
>Hello list,
>
>Started to take apart my HS4's last night. These must have been sitting for
>a very long time, or were tightened after the last rebuild with a
>vengeance, for even though I had soaked all the threaded parts with PB
>blaster a few hours before beginning, I've managed to snap off one screw on
>each float bowl cover...the covers are off the bowls, but of course the
>remains of the screw are still in the threaded part of each float bowl. One
>of them is snapped off flush, and I can't see any option but to drill it
>out, and the other has enough left to grab onto with vice grips (but it
>still wouldn't turn, even after more soaking with PB Blaster, and
>reasonable force applied).
>
>Before I jump to drill these out, has anyone had this problem before (Ed?
>Lawrie?), and what did you do? Do these respond well to heat? If I do drill
>these out, is there enough material left to tap it, or what other options
>are left? The small amount of material around the screw makes me nervous,
>especially with it being aluminum. Any experience would be appreciated.
>
>Nevin
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