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Date:         Wed, 27 May 1998 18:59:09 -0400
Reply-To:     Sudhir Desai <cdes@WELCHLINK.WELCH.JHU.EDU>
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From:         Sudhir Desai <cdes@WELCHLINK.WELCH.JHU.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Help !!   stripped screw
Comments: To: ghamburg <ghamburg@VOM.COM>
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> While trying to take off my window crank knob > I stripped the head of the screw that attaches the handle to the crank > mechanism > I tried an impact wrench, easy out bit , any ideas?

use a dremel or other portable disk grinding tool, and use the edge of it to "cut" a notch into the head of your screw. then, take a flathead screwdriver that is the correct size, and get that stubborn screw out of there.

my $.02 worth, good luck,

Sudhir H. Desai 1984 VW Vanagon 3.4 liter Chevy V-6 cdes@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu 1996 Subaru Outback 2.2 liter flat-4 sudhir_desai@geocities.com 1997 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 liter I-6

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1889


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