Carb screw, screwed

[tntviper1]

Trying to get carbs off for a rebuild and I have this stripped one,

 

Any ideas?

 

[Great adVENTURE]

At the first slip of a Phillips screw driver you should step back and reevaluate the situation. I find using a impact driver to be most helpful before I do anything else with screws that haven't been touched in a long time. Looks like a drill out and retap or an easy out will be the fix for this. You can try to remove the rest of the screws and then drill enough of the head to remove the carbs then grab it with a pair of tiny sharp vice grips. Best of luck.

[cowpuc]

For the life of me I cannot make out which screw you are referring to. I have successfully removed ruined screws by placing a good prick punch on head of the screw and making a punch mark in it - then angle against the head of the screw with the punch end in the punch mark and rapping it with a hammer with a good smack - most times this will break them loose.. Another method is to take a cut off disc in a dremel and cut a flat screw driver slot in the screw and then use a flat screw driver in your hand impact wrench - works great too..

[MiCarl]

For the life of me I cannot make out which screw you are referring to. I have successfully removed ruined screws by placing a good prick punch on head of the screw and making a punch mark in it - then angle against the head of the screw with the punch end in the punch mark and rapping it with a hammer with a good smack - most times this will break them loose.. Another method is to take a cut off disc in a dremel and cut a flat screw driver slot in the screw and then use a flat screw driver in your hand impact wrench - works great too..

 

We could have a "guess what screw that is" contest. My bet is it's a 1st gen drain screw.

 

If so it'll be a little trickier than most other screws. If I recall correctly the head isn't larger than the screw diameter. I think for that one I'd try and cut a slot for a standard screwdriver. THEN I'd immerse the carburetor in very hot water (boiling or almost boiling) for 10 minutes to heat it up. The heat will do 2 things: 1) Soften any gunk locking it in and 2) expand the carb body off the screw a bit. Once it's all good and hot I'd try the screwdriver on it.

[tntviper1]

Sorry guys. First gen venture

It's the screw to remove the carb body from the engine

[MiCarl]

Sorry guys. First gen venture

It's the screw to remove the carb body from the engine

 

There really isn't a screw attaching the carb body to the engine. The carb body slips into a rubber carburetor holder and is secured with a clamp. The screw head in your picture seems to be recessed, the clamp screws don't do that.

[Yammer Dan]

What Carl said!!! I'm cornfused!! Better pics?? But Puc has great idea.

[cimmer]

This picture appears to be of a screw that is holding the carb to the rack that keeps the carbs aligned. I would remove all of the other screws with an impact driver as that will loosen the screws and they can be very tight with age. Once you have the other carbs off of the rack, I would use a drill and and easyout to remove what is left of the screw.

Hope this helps.

Rick F.

[snyper316]

Ok I am done sitting back, that screw is screwed. That is the Carb drain screw all it does is drain the carb bowl when you loosen it. Only thing I can suggest is once you get the carbs off and split them. Work at that screw with an extraction bit, I dont know why that screw would be that stripped out other then the person maybe didn't know they could just replace the oring on it and clean the tip to keep it from leaking. I am sure ol @cowpuc will agree with me on this one.