I find clutch heads no more troublesome than other screws and like to use
original hardware. Heat does wonders. Surprised to see Home Depot also carries
clutch head bits.
Grant
50 Chevy 3100
52 GMC 150
Jon Kunkel wrote:
> Deve,
>
> I know they can be a pain in the A** to remove sometimes but they are almost
> worth their weight in gold, as the supply dwindles, demand for some of the
> list to keep it original with these items is becoming scarce.
>
> I spent a few days in the junkyard removing the items I came for and in
> addition I also removed as many of these clutch head screws as possible. I
> now have a small coffee cans of clutch head screws that I have de-rusted,
> cleaned and coated for use in a later project. And I have sent quite a few
> sets to other people that wanted them for originality.
>
> Just my 2 cents
>
> Jon 50 3100
> Chicago
>
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
> To: "Brian _" <pkupman57@hotmail.com>; <jonkunkel@home.com>;
> <chevy1@jps.net>
> Cc: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 7:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Clutch Tip Screwdrivers
>
> > If you have to mess with clutchheads, best thing to buy is a Makita
> Grinder.
> > These days I spend about three days a month in the salvage yard collecting
> > parts for some of the retailers and I can tell you, when I see a clutch
> > head, I try it with the screwdriver (out of habit and for no good reason)
> > and then I grab the grinder and grind the head off. Its been my experience
> > that even after spending the time drilling and re-tapping the hole, I
> still
> > could sip a few Pina Coladas, take a world tour, and then learn a new
> > language in the time it would have taken for me to get it out with the
> > screwdriver/visegrip/hacksaw combination that is the norm.
> >
> > Deve Krehbiel
> > Hesston, Kansas
> > 1950 3100 * 1949 3600 * 1948 4400 * 50 3100
> > www.speedprint.com/Deves50/index.html
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Brian _" <pkupman57@hotmail.com>
> > To: <jonkunkel@home.com>; <chevy1@jps.net>
> > Cc: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 5:45 PM
> > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Clutch Tip Screwdrivers
> >
> >
> > > if you really want clutch head screwdrivers go to NAPA the SMALL one
> here
> > in
> > > town carries over 20 different size clutch head drivers, i bought
> several
> > > myself, then decided to go ahead and use allen heads, tho torx are
> looking
> > > good right now too.
> > >
> > > Brian M
> > > Atwater, CA
> > > '57 Chevy 3200
> > > '55 Chevy 6400 (comming soon, very soon)
> > > '00 Dodge Neon
> > >
> _________________________________________________________________________
> > >
> > >
> > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> >
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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