Reed Cage bolts stripping

[dondante]

I purchased some reeds a while back and started pulling the old ones off today.

I have the correct tool and size bit but I am stripping the heads off of several of them. On whole side of one are all stripped. Any idea how to get them out etc etc

Promax 225hp 7 pedal.

[R.grover]

Have you broken the heads off? or just rounded the drive in the top?

[stoker2001]

try to grab them with needlenose vice grips,i would use some heat source too

[dondante]

Not broken. Just rounded

[texasvector]

Try heating em up with a solding gun....

Really small pair of channel locks

Dat don't work....get grinder on em....I had to grind a few last time

[dondante]

Not sure the heads are large enough to use some voce grips etc. They are pretty small.

[texasvector]

I feel your frustrations

[dondante]

How did you get the screw out after you bringing them?

[texasvector]

After grinding head off...reed comes off over screw...then from the heat usually can unscrew whats left by hand...

[Markus]

Heat and vice grips like the guys say.

[outasite]

Two things,be sure you are using the proper fitting bit.There are many now days that are close but not right.Last take a block of wood mount the cage to it,put it in a drill press,and with a long bit use the down pressure to hold the bit while turning the spindle with a large pair of vice grips.

[dwilfong]

Where do you get new screws?
What locktight do you use to reinstall?

[outasite]

Screws,Fasin all, aircraft spruce? I usually have a few donor five petal cages laying around.Blue lock tite,and don't over tighten,you can deform your new reeds!

[TEXAS20225]

propane torch with small jet tip like plumber uses and vice grips i cant count how many ive removed like that the loctite is doing its job the heat will make it get loose fast just dont get carried away

[tlwjkw]

use tha heat ta start and ya won't have tha screwin' up problem......most of tha time you can "hear" tha loc tight turn loose...