Topic: Striker plate screw removal

[Brian Conway]

Thanks Jeff.  After I posted that I went and looked at my 69.  Duh..  Brian

[Bob Zink]

I should have left well enough alone.  Now I have to slam my door to get it to shut completely.  It used to shut with little effort.  I couldn't get the screws loosened with the manual impact screwdriver from harbor freight with the largest phillips bit. 

[jwc66k]

You might have had the direction set backwards on the impact tool so you were tightening the screws. You need to twist the grip in the direction you want to go, counterclockwise in this case. If the rear quarter trim is off you should give a squirt or two of Liquid Wrench or its metric equivalent to the back side of the threads (I think there is access), and then use a bigger hammer.
Jim

[JKWilson]

Bob, ironically enough Jeff Ford just put this video up today on Youtube. It may give you some additional pointers.

[67gtasanjose]

Bob, ironically enough Jeff Ford just put this video up today on Youtube. It may give you some additional pointers.

+1 YES...rather Ironic...or he is following this thread and had "inspiration" for a new video

I like the "vibrating" aspect of the hammer-drill...Not a big fan of the "HEAT"...but none-the-less, his ways in the video are a better alternative to the just plain old BEAT harder on it with a "bigger hammer" idea.    So far, I still like the way I mentioned best...and the mentioning of the Posi-Driver bits since that is what they truly ARE! I say this after having done all of the ways discussed so far at least one time "in the real world" of rust and what-not. These things are particularly stubborn at times.

[Bob Zink]

Bob, ironically enough Jeff Ford just put this video up today on Youtube. It may give you some additional pointers.

That video did help.  He didn't cover/mention the common problem of hardened paint on the screws, however.  Does anyone know if that was a torque wrench or a hammer drill that he used in the video?  I have a craftsman hammer drill with a 19.2 battery.  The problem is the phillips bit I have is the wrong size - off to harbor freight to look for the pozi bits.   

[CharlesTurner]

I usually use a small air power impact to remove/install these.  Easy-peasy

[JKWilson]

That video did help.  He didn't cover/mention the common problem of hardened paint on the screws, however.  Does anyone know if that was a torque wrench or a hammer drill that he used in the video?  I have a craftsman hammer drill with a 19.2 battery.  The problem is the phillips bit I have is the wrong size - off to harbor freight to look for the pozi bits.

The tool you're asking about him using was a cordless 3/8" drive impact gun.

[Bob Zink]

Does anyone know what size pozi bit these striker plate screws call for?  Harbor freight doesn't carry the pozi bits so these are a little tougher to find. 

[Mike_B_SVT]

Does anyone know what size pozi bit these striker plate screws call for?  Harbor freight doesn't carry the pozi bits so these are a little tougher to find.

A #4 Pozi is the correct size, but a #3 will work in a pinch.  I was in HF this past week and I didn't see the bit kit that I had bought previously, but here is picture of it and the bit ~ maybe your store still has them, or my store was out of stock.

[WT8095]

Various sources list a 3/8" socket drive #4 Pozi bit:

http://www.drillspot.com/products/83104/Westward_3LE39_Pozi_Driver_Bit_Socket
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Pozi-Driver-Bit-Socket-3-8-Drive-Size-4-1-55-64-L-Chrome/40857325
http://www.grainger.com/product/WESTWARD-Socket-Bit-3LE39

Google "westward pozi #4" for more sources.

[Bob Zink]

I ended up getting the screws on the strikers out easily without buying a pozi bit.  I took the largest phillips bit in the manual impact kit and ground down the  point a good bit on a grinder.  This allowed the bit to fit the pozi screw well without the point bottoming out.  I stripped it with paint stripper and now it looks  much better.  Thanks for the help everyone.

 

[CharlesTurner]

Another option for the bit:

https://store.snapon.com/POZIDRIV-174-Standard-chrome-Blue-Point-174-3-8--Socket-Driver-POZI-DRIV-174-Blue-Point-4-P645115.aspx

I've noticed the snap-on blue-point bits are a bit tighter tolerances and more solid fit than other brands.