Author Topic: 38 a/s idle screwbroke help? (Read 4175 times)

jfwyatt1 · « **on:** September 13, 2014, 06:54:41 PM »

got my jetting all figured out and it runs better than ever with the new 310 PV but when i went to up my idle just a bit more the idle screw just snapped off and now i cant get the rest of it out it just keeps breaking off. Any body else seen this? i think the spring was bound up too much not really sure. can i carefully drill the rest of it out or maybe take the cab off and melt it out with a soldering iron then run a tap thru it. just dont wont to screw up the new carb. thanks guys.

2ndmoto · « **Reply #1 on:** September 13, 2014, 11:31:37 PM »

you should be able to drill it and use an easy out/extractor. it's plastic, you could probably cut a notch it and use a screwdriver to back it out. just go slow and you wont hurt anything.

best regards
Jason

udontknowme · « **Reply #2 on:** September 16, 2014, 01:10:51 AM »

oh its one of them plastic ones ? coc has em for sale at a whopping $18 ebay. or theres some other guy on ebay has em $8 with free shipping. sure is some crooks on that ebay i tell ya

JesseA420 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 16, 2014, 10:43:13 AM »

plastic screw should be extremely easy to take out. just drill correct size hole and use easy out, or go buy a reverse fluted drill bit 50%75% size of the plastic screw and as it cuts it should turn it out

jfwyatt1 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 16, 2014, 06:06:31 PM »

ive tried the eazy out and it just breaks apart. ive got it drilled thru now and am going to use a small hand drill and take it as close to the threads as i can then run a tap thru it. i think when i screwed it in it knarled the threads of the screw and thats why i cant get it to screw back out. thanks for all the input guys.

2ndmoto · « **Reply #5 on:** September 16, 2014, 11:41:17 PM »

I would use a drill bit, but turn it by hand. Pick the rest out with a dental pick.

Best regards
-Jason