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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> Broken Clutch Lever Switch Screw - Grrrrr! /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1123906273 Message started by Digger on 08/12/05 at 21:11:13 |
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Title: Broken Clutch Lever Switch Screw - Grrrrr! Post by Digger on 08/12/05 at 21:11:13 I was giving my '01 a once-over when I decided to lube the clutch lever and cable. For some reason, I decided I'd take off the clutch lever switch and blast it with some contact cleaner. The darned screw holding the clutch lever switch on must have been bathed in red Loc-Tite because I, in order: 1) Stripped the phillips head of the screw. 2) While trying to remove the screw, broke the head off. 3) While trying to drill the screw out, broke off a drill bit in the screw. 4) Threw up hands in disgust and ordered a new clutch lever assembly - over thirty bucks! LESSON: If you have a vague desire the remove the clutch lever switch and find the screw difficult to turn, quit while you're ahead and go fix something else. Don't be like poor me! |
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Title: Re: Broken Clutch Lever Switch Screw - Grrrrr! Post by sluggo on 08/12/05 at 21:23:29 Digger wrote:
roflmao, good advise. ;D |
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Title: Re: Broken Clutch Lever Switch Screw - Grrrrr! Post by DavidV on 08/12/05 at 22:00:44 Here's a trick for those cheap Phillips screws on the Savage. Use a Phillips bit in a ratchet or T-handle so you can press down hard into the screw head. I've found that I can't press down hard enough with a regular screwdriver to keep it from camming out, but using a T-handle makes a big difference. I also use a little anti-seize on any fastener that's steel threading into aluminum, or anything that might get wet and rust in place. |
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Title: Re: Broken Clutch Lever Switch Screw - Grrrrr! Post by Reelthing on 08/12/05 at 23:06:03 and don't put um back - stainless allen head please |
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Title: Re: Broken Clutch Lever Switch Screw - Grrrrr! Post by DavidV on 08/13/05 at 07:16:08 I've had trouble finding stainless Allen screws around here, but plain Allens are also a good upgrade. And be sure to use the anti-seize on any of them. |
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Title: Re: Broken Clutch Lever Switch Screw - Grrrrr! Post by Savage_Rob on 08/13/05 at 15:49:14 Digger wrote:
I shall heed your warnings so that your misery shan't be in vain, sir! |
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Title: Re: Broken Clutch Lever Switch Screw - Grrrrr! Post by Savage_Rob on 08/13/05 at 15:51:27 DavidV wrote:
In my neck o' the woods, Ace Hardware has been the best source. They've been pretty good about ordering any they don't have in stock too. They even have some really high-dollar chrome ones if you want SAE instead of metric. I'm using the stainless. |
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Title: Re: Broken Clutch Lever Switch Screw - Grrrrr! Post by Digger on 08/30/05 at 21:20:56 OK, I just got back from a trip (on my ST1100) and picked up the new clutch lever assembly. My, my, it sure is pretty. Anyway, call me an idiot, but I got curious and decided to see if I could remove the screw holding the clutch lever switch on the brand new assembly. Now, I'm not a real strong man, but when I stuck a #1 phillips-head screwdriver into the head of that tiny screw, I felt like the governor of California! I mean, the stupid thing stripped out immediately! Luckily, the function of the switch was not affected at all. Has anyone out there ever successfully removed one of these screws? I'm now considering my clutch lever switch to be permanently attached to the clutch perch assembly. |
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Title: Re: Broken Clutch Lever Switch Screw - Grrrrr! Post by vroom1776 on 08/31/05 at 08:35:26 I got mine out, but couldn't get one out on the brake side! |
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Title: Re: Broken Clutch Lever Switch Screw - Grrrrr! Post by Mr 650 on 11/24/05 at 22:47:30 Stripped screws; see #4: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=RubberSideDown;action=display;num=1117227879;start=8#8 |
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Title: Re: Broken Clutch Lever Switch Screw - Grrrrr! Post by mpescatori on 11/25/05 at 03:20:30 My European bike doesn't have a clutch switch - or, for that matter, a sidestand switch (although the hanging wire might just be the leftover from a sidestand switch that was chucked away) Why can't you simply short it and get it over with? Either one's mature enough to know that the bike is to be left in neutral when parked (and I always check it's in neutral before I start it) or one doesn't even deserve to be riding one ! As the flight attendant once said 'if you don't know how to buckle up a safety belt then you shouldn't be on this plane unattended !' 8) |
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Title: Re: Broken Clutch Lever Switch Screw - Grrrrr! Post by Greg_650 on 11/25/05 at 14:32:46 2 times? We do follow the "Right Tighty" rule, don't we? As for the screw, I removed mine a long time ago and don't remember any grief. Might need to put a hand impact driver on your X-mas list. |
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