I've got a luggage frame for the back of my ZZ-R, but I've got a bit of a dilemma. Three of the screws on the tie down clips came loose with a gentle nudge by hand with issue. Whoever checked all the screws clearly got a little excited with the last one, because it was much tighter than the others. Wouldn't budge with the hand screwdriver, so I gave it a gentle nudge with a drill, no go. I could see it'd been overdone and was slightly wearing already, so I decided to leave it for the time being.
Now my father, who for the record knows how to use a drill, gave it a try with something with a little bit more power and, even being careful, the threads gave way more than a little to the point that I'm not liking the chances of getting it out as it is.
In the past I've sorted this problem out for friends by cutting deeper grooves into the more solid parts of the screw so it won't give way. In this case, due to the position of the screw, that isn't really an option.
We've contemplated drilling it out, but we haven't got the right drill bits and aren't really keen on doing it on a new bike.
If anyone has any ideas or can point me in the direction of someone who can help me out, it'd be much appreciated.
Now my father, who for the record knows how to use a drill, gave it a try with something with a little bit more power and, even being careful, the threads gave way more than a little to the point that I'm not liking the chances of getting it out as it is.
In the past I've sorted this problem out for friends by cutting deeper grooves into the more solid parts of the screw so it won't give way. In this case, due to the position of the screw, that isn't really an option.
We've contemplated drilling it out, but we haven't got the right drill bits and aren't really keen on doing it on a new bike.
If anyone has any ideas or can point me in the direction of someone who can help me out, it'd be much appreciated.
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