Issues with screw - need solution

[Jwill]

I have a problem with the screws on my bike. It's between a T15 and T20. It seems like the holes have stripped and I can't screw them any tighter or loosen them, either. Is there another tool out there that I can use? Does BRP have a special tool to use on these kind of screws correctly? these screws seems to strip very easily

 

[bayoubill]

heli coil, if they have them in the right size is what i would use. wedge something under them carefully to put pressure upward to turn them out.

 

[ris]

I might be wrong but it looks more like an allen wrench than a torx

 

[trikermutha]

Can use a allen wrench in some cases for torx. But since BRP likes to use thread locker have you used any heat to help remove the bolt. (Hair Dryer)

Couple of things since they look like they are still sticking out from the plastic. Small vise grips or a extractor with some heat.

Now I am guessing the torx head is stripped? Or are the threads not grabbing the bolt. Or are the threads trashed?

 

[Snowbelt Spyder]

Seems he's describing a problem with the torx fitting in the head of the screw being stripped, not with the threads of the screw.

Jwill - Every fastener like that on a Spyder that I've ever come across from BRP is a Torx. And yes, there's no standard size between a T15 and T20. However, once they are stripped out, as mentioned above, you could possibly get a hex bit (Allen) to work. Remember that there are both English and Metric sizes for hex bits. I think you could MacGyver something up to fit tight enough to work for you. The thread locker they use is just a low grip type and won't need heat, unless somebody used some red on it, instead of blue, at some point along the line. Good Luck.

 

[Mazo EMS2]

Any sort of pliers should work. Or dremel a slot in the head and use a straight screwdriver

 

[trikermutha]

Heat will help make it easier to turn. That yellow crap they put on the threads can be a bear at times.

Anyway good luck

 

[JayBros]

Blowing the picture up on my monitor it looks to me like the screw on the right is in fact an Allen head and I'll bet it's a 4 mm.

 

[cptjam]

Clamp in a set of vise grips and turn them out. Replace.

 

[billybovine]

Get the right size allen wrench and they will likely turn out.

 

[Zoot]

If things get REALLY serious, I have had great luck with something called a Speed-Out...

 

[treva]

The same screws on my 2017 F3-S are 3mm Allen head....treva

 

[askitee]

The bits described here may also help
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4X-Screw-Extractor-Drill-Bits-Guide-Set-Broken-Bolt-Remover-Easy-Out-1-2-K0J5-/302349028180

and replacement screws
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32965422693.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.541b6c12XuCJd3&algo_pvid=afec87c3-c44b-4f9b-8259-faab14ef3013&algo_expid=afec87c3-c44b-4f9b-8259-faab14ef3013-48&btsid=4458f372-537b-4f68-be51-ec16999abcce&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_5,searchweb201603_52

 

[Peter Aawen]

The bitys used here may also help
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4X-Screw-Extractor-Drill-Bits-Guide-Set-Broken-Bolt-Remover-Easy-Out-1-2-K0J5-/302349028180

^^ Those are the bits I often use! :thumbup: Work well, just so long as your bit-driver has a bunch of low down torque! :lecturef_smilie:

Oh, and don't forget to use a soldering iron or something to add a bit of heat to the screw head first, just to encourage the massive over-kill amount of thread locker that's been used to actually let go!! :banghead: