Bad Voltage Regulator - Page 2

spldart · 06-03-2016, 10:04 PM

Plug looks a tad off but ok.
Before you strip a screw I suggest you put a good #2 bit in the head of the screw then give a solid
rap with a small tool or a tiny hammer. It can make it a touch easier to back out a stubborn screw.
As to the generator cover there is a service manual linked on this forum somewhere. Download and read up.
Be careful about stripping anything. There are lots of tricks to preventing that or dealing with something that is starting to get stripped so if your in a corner then post and wait for response.
I'm about to nod off so good luck. I'll stop by the forum tomorrow.

blaine · 06-03-2016, 10:15 PM

A big washer & vice grips work well to remove cover.

spldart · 06-03-2016, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blaine

A big washer & vice grips work well to remove cover.

Oh kewl! I just learned something

Lifter · 06-05-2016, 11:14 AM

OK so even with a vice a good screw driver and some help, knew of my screws is looking screwed...

Any advice on this one?

I know I was warned about this....

spldart · 06-05-2016, 12:05 PM

At this point I think my favorite option would be to use a dremel with a small cut off wheel and slice a big slot across the screw head to get a flat blade to fit the screw.

Either that or use a socket extension and repeated very careful hammer blows to flatten the screw head out a bit then knock a #2 philips multi-bit into the mashed up head and try one more time.

Second option requires great care as you can do alot of damage to the body of the carb. I have personally used
this option numerous times. Usually case screws.

Both options remember to soak the whole problem in wd40.

spldart · 06-05-2016, 12:25 PM

Failing those options you have to drill through the screw head till it comes off it's own threaded shaft.
Very carefully. The screw is hard and will take a little time and effort. The body of the carb is very soft
so if you go to far your again gonna mangle the carb. Once the screw head comes off then so does
the bowl. More wd40 and take vise grips to the shaft of the bad screw and back it out.
Obviously you will need a replacement screw, variable speed drill, appropriate drill bit... maybe 1/4 and
again.... lots of wd40 on the area being drilled and the bit.
It might seem counter intuitive to a novice about spraying a light penetraiting oil on an area being drilled but what it does is keep the cutting edge of a bit from overheating destroying it.

wacio · 06-05-2016, 02:45 PM

Please go thru this video - you'll find this info indispensable.

wacio · 06-05-2016, 02:48 PM

This is also quite good product for removing damaged screws.
http://www.amazon.com/Engineer-PZ-58...A1PN7KJE62VZLB

alantf · 06-06-2016, 04:22 AM

One of the reasons that the screws get buggered up is that they are very likely to be posidriv, not phillips. The posidriv is not as pointed as the phillips, so won't go into the slot as far, thus shredding the slot. If you can't get hold of a pozidriv screwdriver, a temporary fix is to grind a couple of centimeters off the end of a phillips screwdriver. Not perfect, but better than just using the phillips screwdriver as it is. I have a set of different types/sizes of screwdriver heads that fit into a handle, so that I can try each head in turn, until I find one that fits perfectly.

Lifter · 06-06-2016, 09:28 PM

Hello

So the carb is clean and im just installing the jets.

I have a 120 and a 525 and im not sure which goes where...

06-03-2016, 10:04 PM	#11
spldart Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Stafford, Texas Posts: 604	Plug looks a tad off but ok. Before you strip a screw I suggest you put a good #2 bit in the head of the screw then give a solid rap with a small tool or a tiny hammer. It can make it a touch easier to back out a stubborn screw. As to the generator cover there is a service manual linked on this forum somewhere. Download and read up. Be careful about stripping anything. There are lots of tricks to preventing that or dealing with something that is starting to get stripped so if your in a corner then post and wait for response. I'm about to nod off so good luck. I'll stop by the forum tomorrow. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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06-03-2016, 10:15 PM	#12
blaine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: P.E.I. Canada Posts: 3,784	A big washer & vice grips work well to remove cover. __________________ If at first you do succeed, try not to look surprised.
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06-05-2016, 12:05 PM	#15
spldart Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Stafford, Texas Posts: 604	At this point I think my favorite option would be to use a dremel with a small cut off wheel and slice a big slot across the screw head to get a flat blade to fit the screw. Either that or use a socket extension and repeated very careful hammer blows to flatten the screw head out a bit then knock a #2 philips multi-bit into the mashed up head and try one more time. Second option requires great care as you can do alot of damage to the body of the carb. I have personally used this option numerous times. Usually case screws. Both options remember to soak the whole problem in wd40. Login or Register to Remove Ads Last edited by spldart; 06-05-2016 at 12:17 PM.
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06-06-2016, 04:22 AM	#19
alantf Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tenerife (Spain) Posts: 3,715	One of the reasons that the screws get buggered up is that they are very likely to be posidriv, not phillips. The posidriv is not as pointed as the phillips, so won't go into the slot as far, thus shredding the slot. If you can't get hold of a pozidriv screwdriver, a temporary fix is to grind a couple of centimeters off the end of a phillips screwdriver. Not perfect, but better than just using the phillips screwdriver as it is. I have a set of different types/sizes of screwdriver heads that fit into a handle, so that I can try each head in turn, until I find one that fits perfectly. __________________ By birth an Englishman, by the grace of God a Yorkshireman.
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06-05-2016, 12:25 PM	#16
spldart Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Stafford, Texas Posts: 604	Failing those options you have to drill through the screw head till it comes off it's own threaded shaft. Very carefully. The screw is hard and will take a little time and effort. The body of the carb is very soft so if you go to far your again gonna mangle the carb. Once the screw head comes off then so does the bowl. More wd40 and take vise grips to the shaft of the bad screw and back it out. Obviously you will need a replacement screw, variable speed drill, appropriate drill bit... maybe 1/4 and again.... lots of wd40 on the area being drilled and the bit. It might seem counter intuitive to a novice about spraying a light penetraiting oil on an area being drilled but what it does is keep the cutting edge of a bit from overheating destroying it.
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06-05-2016, 02:45 PM	#17
wacio Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Illinois Posts: 174	Please go thru this video - you'll find this info indispensable.
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06-05-2016, 02:48 PM	#18
wacio Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Illinois Posts: 174	This is also quite good product for removing damaged screws. http://www.amazon.com/Engineer-PZ-58...A1PN7KJE62VZLB
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06-06-2016, 09:28 PM	#20
Lifter Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 15	Hello So the carb is clean and im just installing the jets. I have a 120 and a 525 and im not sure which goes where...
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