| |
Click on image for the lowdown. 
====
| | | Forums66 Topics128,089 Posts1,056,417 Members48,443 | | Most Online14,466
Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
Lots of work on Brad's part ... pure enjoyment (and references) for you!
| | THANKS!
For helping keep this great
old truck web site
on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down
with Ads!  Again, thanks!
| | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 243 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 243 | trying to remove the hood part that the latch part attachs to the hood held in with small clutchhead screws 2 are stripped and there flush screws no shoulder to grab any thoughts on how to get them out???? | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,254 "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! | | "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,254 | Drill the head, retap later. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | grind the heads off enough to get the latch plate up and then you can soak the broken screws a little and then use a pair of vice grips on the "nubs" that are left and twist them out. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,254 "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! | | "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,254 | Gonna take a lot of sheet metal with that grinding. These are countersunk screws. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 641 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 641 | drill the heads leave the stud part to grab later | | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42 | If you drill out screws with left hand bits a lot of them grab and come all the way out. Thanks, Kelly 53 3100 http://www.cravy.com/53-3100/LadyAfterRats.jpg | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 364 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 364 | If you have a Dremel tool, sometimes you can grind a slot in the head and use a flat blade screwdriver to get them out.
Keith
If it were easy they'd have grade schoolers doing it!
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | When I bought the truck the PO gave me the 4pc Blue handle clutch head driver set that the vendors sell. All of them fit very loosely in the slots, is this normal for this type of screw?
I've also noticed that the 4 hex drivers that I bought from McMaster Carr also fit loosely, must be the screw butterflies were made pretty sloppy.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | |
|
|
| |
