Sears sells a product called "Grip Doctor". You put a drop of this on the
screw....or screwdriver....and it's supposed to increase the grip of the
screwdriver by 50% or so. (In actual use, it increases the grip by about
25%.) I've used it and it works fairly well.
Tom Caperton
47-2nd 3100....in Whiteville, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: Barry Heigher <bheigher@yahoo.com>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 10:16 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] Screw Removal
> I've had good luck just tapping directly on the head
> of clutch head screws with a ballpeen hammer and then
> turn the screw to tighten, then loosen, tighten and
> then remove. I've also read, but not tried, of heating
> (propane torch/soldering iron) the screws, bolts etc
> and then touching parrafin wax to the head. This
> supposedly draws the melted wax down to the threads
> and makes removal possible. If anyone tries this let
> us know if it works. Might get a little stinky if the
> the rubber seal is involved
>
> Valve grinding compound or a product called Grip Tight
> is supposed to add friction to the tip of the driver
> and reduce the chance of slipping/stripping the screw
> head.
>
> Barry
>
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