rx7speed811

i am so ******* frusturated right now i feel like pushing my car off a cliff. its times like these that really make me want to sell my fd, and i do love my car...

i am currently in the middle of my neverending pain in the *** vacuum hose job, and i am now at the part where i have to remove the solenoid rack. i got the #2 phillips bit to work excellent for me on all four screws on the front, and all the screws on the back, except for the top one in the back of the rack. that was the last one, so i was almost home free, until I STRIPPED THE GODDAMN HEAD!!! now there is not enough room to drill it out, and the ******* rack is stuck in there with a newly discovered broken turbo control solenoid to boot...

WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW????!!!?????

please HELP! i am so desperate to get this screw out. i have already worked at it for over an hour, making no progress at all. again, there is no way i can fit a drill in that small space, and there are fuel lines in the way anyway. is there any way i can use some type of manual drill that will fit in at that sharp of an angle? is there some type of "easy out" type bit i can use in my ratchet socket??? im sure something like this has happened to someone here before, they talk about stripping the solenoid rack screws so much on the "how to" sites... what would you recommend trying???

please help me out here guys, i am so pissed right now. i need to get this one screw out so i can get on with this and fix my car.

PLEASE HELP ME.

HAILERS

Grind the head off with a Dremel motor?

Samps

you could also use a dremel to grind a new slit onto the head, to use a flat head screwdriver

Single7

Hey Speed811,

I'm not exactly sure which one of the rear bolts you stripped, but I was in the exact situation as you so don't feel to bad . If you have a small size needle nose vise grip plier, it should be able to lock down on the bolt hard enough for you to break it loose. Good luck -- Tommy

1987turboII

If you don't have a dremel or cant get to it with the dremel try using a flat headed punch and a hammer to make a groove to get a falt head in there...and dont push your car off a cliff it will all work out

J

RX7_RCR

It's time like these that you need a GatorGrip!!! :p

1987turboII

Instead of the flat headed punch like i said b 4 try using a chisel that was the word i was looking for. A chisel and a hammer should make you life a whole lot easier.

J