Damned headlight screws

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Damned headlight screws

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Anyone else had problems trying to undo the lower 2 of the 4 screws securing headlamp to fairing?
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Yep all 4 of mine were stuck .
I had to prize them out
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Which method did you try? Think they have crap brass knurl nuts sunk in fairing which get stuck to screws?
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Yep them things :-( . You can drill them out but I just pulled them out then filled the holes with plastex and then drilled and tapped them again .
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Thanks Lloydie
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I plugged mine with clear tubing and screwed into that....


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Yup - Had to lay it face down a towel and carefully drill them out - replaced with ss allen headed bolts with some copper grease.

If you damage the nuts then get some suitably sized replacements and get some plastex as Lloydie recommends: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/M6-Knurled-Br ... 1e7b868277
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