WHoO-HoO! I got it!
Okay, here's the story.
I stopped by Wal-Mart this morning to get the extractors. Don't laugh, I work nights and thats the only place open when i get off
. They had the extractors so I went ahead and copped 'em.
When I got home I went on and tried to get this done. I drilled a bit and tapped in one of the extractors, only to realize it didn't come with the handle. What to do, what to do? I'll drill a bit deeper, tap it in, and use a vice grip to turn it. So there I was with the drill just a drillin' away, when the darn drill bit snapped. When it snapped, the drill went up and forward, hitting my bike due to the pressure I was applying. "Awww FUQ!!!", I shouted thinking I scratched my tail again. Luckily it hit the frame, not the plastic. Screw this (no pun intended), I need to do this the right way.
I went to a local parts store looking for the handle. It just so happens I walked by some screwdrivers while I was there, some very BIG screwdrivers. Hmmm I thought. The other one twisted, maybe this one would do the job. Just to be on the safe side, I bought both. Bad thing is , they don't sell the handle alone so now I have 2 extracting kits.
Now, the head on this screwdriver is about 1/2 inch wide, nearly twice the width of the other one. Figuring it made no sense to have 2 extracting kits, I decided to work with the screwdriver 1st. If it works, I can take back the second extracting kit. The first time I tried the bigger screwdriver, I realized the slit I originally cut was too small. I broke out the dremel tool and went to work making it suitable for the new driver. I placed the driver back in but my hand kept sliding around the handle. BRAINSTORM!!! I drilled a hole through the handle of the big screwdriver big enough for the 1/4" driver to fit through. Basically now, it looks like "+". I placed the driver back into the slit and used the other as leverage.
POP!
I thought to myself, "This is rediculous. Even with a bigger screwdriver, it still slips out". I looked at the screw one more time as if to tell it "Okay ... you won", but what I saw lit up my eyes. The slit I had cut horizontally was now nearly vertical. YESS!!! It finally moved! I immediatly placed the screwdriver back in, and I couldn't keep the corners of my lips from touching my ears as I now easily turn this demonized screw.
This weekend I'll do the screens and post some before and after pics as well as a pic of this screw from hell.
Thanks to all for lookin' out.
Okay, here's the story.
I stopped by Wal-Mart this morning to get the extractors. Don't laugh, I work nights and thats the only place open when i get off
When I got home I went on and tried to get this done. I drilled a bit and tapped in one of the extractors, only to realize it didn't come with the handle. What to do, what to do? I'll drill a bit deeper, tap it in, and use a vice grip to turn it. So there I was with the drill just a drillin' away, when the darn drill bit snapped. When it snapped, the drill went up and forward, hitting my bike due to the pressure I was applying. "Awww FUQ!!!", I shouted thinking I scratched my tail again. Luckily it hit the frame, not the plastic. Screw this (no pun intended), I need to do this the right way.
I went to a local parts store looking for the handle. It just so happens I walked by some screwdrivers while I was there, some very BIG screwdrivers. Hmmm I thought. The other one twisted, maybe this one would do the job. Just to be on the safe side, I bought both. Bad thing is , they don't sell the handle alone so now I have 2 extracting kits.
Now, the head on this screwdriver is about 1/2 inch wide, nearly twice the width of the other one. Figuring it made no sense to have 2 extracting kits, I decided to work with the screwdriver 1st. If it works, I can take back the second extracting kit. The first time I tried the bigger screwdriver, I realized the slit I originally cut was too small. I broke out the dremel tool and went to work making it suitable for the new driver. I placed the driver back in but my hand kept sliding around the handle. BRAINSTORM!!! I drilled a hole through the handle of the big screwdriver big enough for the 1/4" driver to fit through. Basically now, it looks like "+". I placed the driver back into the slit and used the other as leverage.
POP!
I thought to myself, "This is rediculous. Even with a bigger screwdriver, it still slips out". I looked at the screw one more time as if to tell it "Okay ... you won", but what I saw lit up my eyes. The slit I had cut horizontally was now nearly vertical. YESS!!! It finally moved! I immediatly placed the screwdriver back in, and I couldn't keep the corners of my lips from touching my ears as I now easily turn this demonized screw.
This weekend I'll do the screens and post some before and after pics as well as a pic of this screw from hell.
Thanks to all for lookin' out.
