Reply To: steering friction adjustment screw

[Bob Wight]

Joe B has it right – this one is a case for patience.   I have had a couple of these friction adjustment screws stuck and finally got them loose with multiple applications of heat and penetrating oil.   As outboardnut suggested, I have used CRC freeze-off on other stuck fasteners – in that case, I would apply heat to the boss the screw goes into then immediately apply the Freeze-off to the screw.

Best to see if you can get hold of the screw with some vise-grips and get it out rather than trying to drill it out.  In the event you have to drill it out, the enclosed pic shows what’s inside the steering tube behind the screw – a metal plate and a rubber spacer sheet and a shaft liner piece (hope the pictures comes through).

Bob

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