Just buy a left hand drill bit that's smaller than the Allen set screw. The
pressure of the bit will normally remove the set screw. I've found that a
little tap on the screw with a hammer and punch before using the drill bit
helps in the removal.
Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: tcape <tcape@weblnk.net>
To: Oletrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, March 15, 2001 8:45 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] Off Topic.....Set Screw Extraction
>Sorry for the off-topic post, but I need some help getting a set screw out.
>Along with working on my '47-2, I'm restoring a '66 Mustang. The shifter
on
>the console has a "T" bar on top which comes off by loosening a set screw
in
>the side of the handle. Only problem is that the set screw comes out with
>an allen wrench, and the allen wrench hole has been stripped out. How can
I
>get the set screw out? Should I drill it and re-tap the hole? If I do
>this, where would I find a new set screw to fit the new hole? Any other
way
>to get the set screw out? Many thanks for the help!
>Tom Caperton
>47-2nd 3100....in Whiteville, NC
>tcape@weblnk.net
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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