Turbo II-FB

well I go to change out my fuel pump with a FD one and all the screws are rusted I cant get them withmy screw drivers..it looks like the previous owner stripper them. any tips on how to get this out

MattB

everyone has that problem....i bought hex bolts to put back in after...but for getting them out try and use VICE GRIPS to grab them...if not use a DREMEL...but be careful and if it starts sparking id say STOP cause you dont wanna blow up....

Needa13b

Same problem here, I've soaked them in pb blaster a few times, but no luck, since the heads of the screws are so weak from the rust, they just strip. I have not spent alot of time on them since I don't have anything to replace my fuel pump with, I just wanted to see if the low pressure filter was clogged.

As for the dremel idea, do you mean to cut a slot for a flat head screwdriver?

revhi

I had the same problem. There are 2 ways you could go about it: you can get a chisel and a hammer and hit the heads at an angel. This is a long tedious process but it works. Option 2 is just knock off the heads and there is enough there to unscrew the threads with a vise grip.

Whizbang

impact screw driver. greatest thing ever. hit it with a hammer and it forces the bit in while doing a 1/4 turn.

i think im going to replace them with SS hex bolts though.

MattB

or dremel flat spots on either side...then grab with vice grips

Aaron Cake

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Search for my name and "rant fuel pump screw". Lots of info.

NZConvertible

That's exactly what I repeatedly read here, so before I even looked at the fuel tank for my FD pump swap, I went out and bought a nice new impact driver set (I'd been looking for an excuse).

When I came to undo the screws, I sprayed them all with penetrating lube, left it a while and then checked one with a normal screwdriver first. It came straight out. And so did all the others! No impact driver, no damage to the screws.

So I still have a nice new (unused) impact driver set. Guess I'm just lucky...