Worn Limit Screw Head
03-12-09, 04:30 PM
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Worn Limit Screw Head
Help! Very badly worn screw head! Tried using an extractor bit but the screw just seems to be too fragile.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
03-12-09, 05:14 PM
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If you can remove the screw with an extractor without damaging the threads it is screwing IN to it is easy to find another screw to replace it. Is this a derailuer limit screw or a brake screw?
03-12-09, 05:22 PM
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It's a derailleur limit screw. The problem is getting it out. I'll be trying again a bit later but it just seems to be too fragile.
03-14-09, 01:16 PM
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Cut a slot across the top of the head with either a dremel or fine toothed hack saw and then just use a flathead screwdriver. 
03-14-09, 01:33 PM
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03-14-09, 01:36 PM
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