Stripped FITV Screw...

[MikeW]

So, yeah...

I went out to see about my fitv. Cleaning, tightening--whatever. Well, i get the front-most screw off, no problem. I move to the back one and it wouldnt budge, so i put a little force on it, and low and behold, my screwdriver just stripped the inside of the head.

I tried flatheads and all sorts of different driver-type heads and nothing i had could do the trick.

I thought maybe if i got one screw off, i could just lift or slide the little lid, but i couldnt get it to budge either.

Any help or recommendation would be GREATLY appreciated. TIA.

[MikeW]

Anybody?

I wanna say ive seen or heard how to remove screws in this case, but im drawing a blank...

I tried ratchets and pliers, but nothing worked. Might dig out some channel-locks and see if they can get anything done.

[90Haccord]

Same thing happened to me..


one came out, other did not and stripped it.

Take out the one that comes out.

Get a flat head screw driver, put it near the hole of the first screw(the one that came out) and lightly tap it at an angle with a hammer to "slide" the fitv cover over to the side.

Then when you are done, tap the cover back into place with the hammer and put the screw back in.

Works every time, just whack it good and the lid will slide even with the stripped screw in place just be forceful.

[js593]

Get some vice grips and go to town. After you remove it, replace it with a 8MM metric thread screw, so you can use a socket to take it off next time around, thats what i did.

[MikeW]

Yeah, vice grips. I dunno why i said channel-locks.



Looks like im gonna be picking up an 8mm screw soon..

Thanks.

[js593]

No problem. Make sure you get the right thread size.

[angus67]

vise-grips work exelent for this, but somtimes there isnt enuf 'meat' to grab, so what ive done in those cases is take a dremel, orsimular cutoff wheel and cut a slot for a regular screw driver.

[MikeW]

Is it irony that i just made a how-to thread on using a dremel??



Ill try some vice grips. If that dont work, i may have to go knocking on some doors, lol.

[AllWhiteCoupe]

I got mine off old plenum with needle nose vice-grips.

I got one better for you...Last week i broke the head off the FITV bolt on my h23 plenum.... I have no idea how to fix that. My car never stops reving up and down. It sucks...

[MikeW]

Damn.

Im glad mine aint that bad.

[Night Wolf]

vice-grips!

[mj213]

this may not work for the broken bolt, but thought i'd share regardless.

Either 1: get an engraving tool or a punch and put a dimple in the center, then drill it out, tap it out with a left hand (?) tap, then use that screw to back out the shaft of the other one..

Or... get a blacktrax IM! lol

[MikeW]

Ill just go with the replacement screw.

[accordztech]

usually i spray the screw with some cleaner....

need a new throttle body? let me know, still got mine great condition.

[MikeW]

Nah, i got it with a pair of vice grips. Im gonna hit up home depot or lowes tomorrow after work.