Front mastercylinder lid bolts

[Billy Golightly]

Is it just me, or is EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE rounded out and impossible to use a normal screw driver on. Has anyone found a good replacement for the stock ones? Maybe with an allen head on it or something? These phillips headed things are really starting to torque me off :mad:

[ThreeWheeling]

Im sure allen heads would work better, more surface area to grip with. I use to restore World War II aircraft, and to remove worn out screw heads ,we put valve grinding compound on the tip of the screw driver. It really helps the screwdriver bite. Just a little trick for everyone.

[Lots_Of_Nothing]

Bill, get a dremel, and the thin cut off wheels, slit a flathead screwdriver groove the entire length of the screw head, you will probly grind on the lid a little bit, but not enough to cause any issues. This has worked for me everytime.

I usually replace the screws with small bolts found out at the local hardware shop.

[twgranger]

I have a billet one on my Z and the screws are a allen head. Alot better than the stock screws.

[hotroddal]

i have always replaced those small screws with small allen head screws, almost every one i have to take off i have had to use a hacksaw and cut a grove in it, or use my impact wrench with a hammer

[Billy Golightly]

Well the last ones I took off, the head had to be drilled off and then what was left of the little pos broke off in the bottom of the master so I had to can it. I've got some screws here that are the right thread and diameter, but they are way to long. Maybe I can find some the right length in town somewheres.

[dividebyzero]

Is it just me, or is EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE rounded out and impossible to use a normal screw driver on. Has anyone found a good replacement for the stock ones? Maybe with an allen head on it or something? These phillips headed things are really starting to torque me off :mad:
HAHA Billy,i've found that out on a couple of them myself.WTF?Why do people do that!?It's just a lid for christ sake!They seem they need to crank the **** out of them?Anyway,if you need new ones,i got 2 for ya.

[hrc200x]

I've found that lots of nothings way works great. Maybe a little anti seize on the threads would help durning reassembly? Now if someone could tell me how to get the phillips screws out on the rear plastic resivour when the nut starts turning in the plastic, that'd be great.

[Lots_Of_Nothing]

I've found that lots of nothings way works great. Maybe a little anti seize on the threads would help durning reassembly? Now if someone could tell me how to get the phillips screws out on the rear plastic resivour when the nut starts turning in the plastic, that'd be great.

stick some epoxy in there with the nut, let it sit and dry, then crank on the screws.

[grundlegrabber]

I usually use a good quality hand held impact driver (the bits aren't cut well on the cheap chinese ones), and if that doesn't work, I carefully drill the heads off, then grab the remaining piece of the screw with vise grips once the cover is off. I always use new screws when reassembling, and I always put anti sieze on the threads and around the tapered part of the screw head.