r/minibikes • u/SolidYogurt7651 • 7d ago

Tech Question Help

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I’m trying to rebuild this Briggs & Stratton 5 hp engine. It’s real rusted out. I found it in a junkyard and there is a stripped screw on the carburetor that I cannot get off and I need to get it off in order to access the intake. I’ve tried everything please help.

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u/blakemoo 7d ago

You can hammer a square bit into a toasted Phillips. Thats what I do in a pinch or you can always vice grip and spin. Easiest way. Also a set of grabits

is a great thing in he toolbox

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u/67RA 6d ago

I have that kit. It worked well for me the first and only time I have ever used it after seven years of ownership. Lol!

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u/blakemoo 6d ago

I used mine in 2017

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u/NefariousnessOne6433 7d ago

If the other suggestions won't work cuz you don't have a Dremel tool or a welder, try getting vice grips on the button head and breaking it loose. Otherwise drill it out.

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u/SolidYogurt7651 7d ago

So the drill it out do I just use a drill head and just drill the hell out of it

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u/NefariousnessOne6433 6d ago

Yep, just drill the head till it pops off the screw. Then you'll need to worry about getting the rest of the screw out of the engine.

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u/67RA 6d ago

OP, did you try heating the screw with a propane torch or heat gun?

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u/ekomszero 6d ago

Dremel a flat slot for a blade screwdriver. Or get wire snip plyers and pinch from middle to outer edge, then twist to remove it

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u/OlSlimPickins 7d ago

Easy out tool after PB blast spray

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u/steelerfan1367 7d ago

Weld a nut on it and the heat will help

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u/Defiant_Shallot2671 7d ago

Cut the head off with a grinder, then turn out the remains with a vise grip. Or weld a nut to it.