Food for thought,
A friend of mine came up with a possible solution. Instead of cutting a
screwdriver channel in the end of the nice chrome plated bolt-head, which is
itself contersunk into the overrider, why not cut a clean screwdriver slot in
the
threaded end of the bolt?
The metal is good there but covered in 25 years woth of corrosion and paint.
What d'ya reckon?
Matt
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Message from: Matthew Jones
Senior Computing Technician
King's College London
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On Fri, 7 Jun 1996, Denise Thorpe wrote:
> Date: Fri, 7 Jun 96 10:07:19 PDT
> From: Denise Thorpe <thorpe@kegs.saic.com>
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Overriding problems
>
> Ric Hamilton questioned:
>
> > >Denise Thorpe responded:
> >
> > > Once the chrome carriage bolt turns like that, the trick is to file
> > >a screwdriver slot into the head of the bolt. If you're not good with a
> > >file, it's a good idea to put duct tape on the bumper around where you're
> > >filing. Good luck!
> > >
> >
> > Sorry to be a buttinski but couldn't you use ..um.. let's see where did I
> > put that thing,... ummm here it is, a Dremel tool for the same effect?
>
> I s'pose so. But the screwdriver slot in the bolt head needs to be narrow
> and have perfectly square edges or the screwdriver will slip out. I don't
> know about you, but I wouldn't want a grinding stone that thin to be
> spinning at that speed anywhere near me. Besides, those things have a
> tendency to walk and no amount of duct tape will stop one. I use the thin
> edge of a jeweller's file. It doesn't take that long and then there are no
> surprises.
>
> Denise Thorpe
> thorpe@kegs.saic.com
>
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